Today's Team Bloggers are Megan Backes, Geralyn Plomitallo and Jim Forde.
We were all excited to start our final day. The whole group was together to continue the flooring system.
Our goal was to finish the flooring base before we ended our day, a huge task considering that when we first viewed the site it was a pile of mud. All we saw the first day were trenches in the ground.
Several of the group were really in awe of the before and after that WE accomplished. Some of the tasks stretched us and some were totally new. The ladies in the group used power tools for the first time and kept us on track to keep the work progressing. Each of us learned something about ourselves that gave us a sense of accomplishment and pride.
There was much lifting of heavy lumber, which gave everyone a great workout. We practiced hammering in the floor joints and learned new terms. Now we know that “Toenailing” is not something you do with clippers.
The crew from Habitat was impressed with the amount of work we accomplished in a half of day. What a great feeling of accomplishment! It was inspirational for us to work alongside several Habitat Partner Families today. One woman we met had a future house which will be located just down the road and is due to start very soon. The excitement in her voice was palpable when she described being a future homeowner. She was in awe to be given this opportunity and expressed her appreciation for all of us coming down to help.
After a quick shower and change (except for Jim) we jumped in the vans and headed to the French quarter where we took in the best that New Orleans has to offer; great food, great art, and great music. The kids took in the sites and bought some souvenirs, while we stood in an epic line at Café Du Mond for beignets. They were worth it just to see Geralyn go into a sugar coma. We then regrouped and headed to St. Charles and Napolean to see two Mardi Gras parades: Crewe Pygmalion and Crewe Sparta. We all got into the spirit and risked life and climbing ‘limbs’ to capture the coveted BEADS!!! David is worried that we will go over on our luggage charges with the additional paraphernalia.
You would think that after the French Quarter and TWO Mardi Gras parades, nothing could finish out the day….but, we were all over the moon excited to try out Popeyes. What a feast we had! Geralyn couldn’t get over the red beans and rice and we all loved the biscuits.
It was the perfect end to a perfect week!
Go Rachel!
Krewe Sparta and Krewe Pygmalion Mardi Gras Parades.
It's been a long week for Mr. Forde!
Ryan going up a tree for beads.
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