We had a wonderful week in South Georgia, Bainbridge, with family and friends. The only problem in this little cornor of the world is there is NO cell phone coverage for ATT in that area and of course that drives me nuts along with my daughter, Ally. Yesterday while we were traveling to Canton, Ga. , north of Atlanta, she and I talked four times just because we COULD. Everywhere we have been this trip had coverage except that little part of Georgia.
Larry got to go fishing and he Keith & Keith , Jr. got 75 nice fish. We had a great fish fry on Monday night before we left on Tuesday. I got to see some friends and spend time with my cousin, Carolyn . We got to see other family too and just really enjoyed our visit. We also got some much needed "Down time" after our 2 weeks working with Habitat.
We are now in Canton, as I have already said and will be here until Saturday and then head to Virginia. Hope to be home on Sunday and then start the wonderful task of unloading the "Bus".
We will let you know about the trip home later.
MEM
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Another week has flown by and we are greatful for all the great things we have done. The work on the Habitat House went great and we were all tired by the end of the day but made it until bedtime (around 9 pm for some of us) and managed to enjoy some things other than work. Monday we went in to Thidobaux and enjoyed some Cajun music by a group of locals that get together on Monday and just play their music. I did not know much about Cajun music until now but it is mostly in French and tells a story. They tried to sing some of it in English but not too successfully. We still enjoyed it.
Linda and Jim had to leave us on Wednesday morning as they had to go to S.C. to have some work on the motorhome. We certainly missed having Linda work with us on the house and I am sure Larry and Jim #2 missed having Jim #1 around. We enjoyed meeting and working with the young people from Penn. State. I do believe the group from Boston College out worked them though.
We finished up the week by getting the front wall up on the house and the beam across the front of the house, and OSB board on two sides of the house. A group from Wisconsin will be working there next week.
Saturday morning the Settles and us headed east and drove on US 90 for a while through Gulfport and Biloxi Mississippi and oh my what a MESS. Katrina about wiped those two towns out. I remember going to Gulfport in the 60's and trust me there is nothing left that I could remember. All the older anitbellam houses are gone . We stopped for lunch in a parking lot of a Casino and a security guard talked with us and told us how Katrina just battered them for 12 hours. They have re built the Casinos on land now instead of having them on ships but it will take a long time to rebuild the "Gulf Coast". We drove on to Mobile and got settled in a nice RV Park and today we toured the USS Alabama. Peggy's step father had serviced on the ship so it was special for her. We had a great day and now tomorrow we head to Bainbridge, Georgia for a week to visit some family and then on to Canton, which is north of Atlanta to visit a cousin of mine who is having Chemo treatments . Then we will be on our way to Virginia around the last of March. We should be back in Virginia by April 1st.
MEM
Linda and Jim had to leave us on Wednesday morning as they had to go to S.C. to have some work on the motorhome. We certainly missed having Linda work with us on the house and I am sure Larry and Jim #2 missed having Jim #1 around. We enjoyed meeting and working with the young people from Penn. State. I do believe the group from Boston College out worked them though.
We finished up the week by getting the front wall up on the house and the beam across the front of the house, and OSB board on two sides of the house. A group from Wisconsin will be working there next week.
Saturday morning the Settles and us headed east and drove on US 90 for a while through Gulfport and Biloxi Mississippi and oh my what a MESS. Katrina about wiped those two towns out. I remember going to Gulfport in the 60's and trust me there is nothing left that I could remember. All the older anitbellam houses are gone . We stopped for lunch in a parking lot of a Casino and a security guard talked with us and told us how Katrina just battered them for 12 hours. They have re built the Casinos on land now instead of having them on ships but it will take a long time to rebuild the "Gulf Coast". We drove on to Mobile and got settled in a nice RV Park and today we toured the USS Alabama. Peggy's step father had serviced on the ship so it was special for her. We had a great day and now tomorrow we head to Bainbridge, Georgia for a week to visit some family and then on to Canton, which is north of Atlanta to visit a cousin of mine who is having Chemo treatments . Then we will be on our way to Virginia around the last of March. We should be back in Virginia by April 1st.
MEM
Saturday, March 8, 2008
What an exciting week!!!! March 8,2008
Oh my what a week we have experienced. We started off on Monday morning meeting with the powers that be from Habitat. Along with us "kids" (they call us old folks the kids) and a group of about 18 college students (they are called the young adults) from Boston College we started working. Of course most of you know that Larry and two other guys built our house but this old gal has never hammered a nail except to hang a picture. Well let me tell you, I know how to hammer a nail now. Linda, Peggy and I worked on helping frame a house . We have three outside walls up and three inside walls up and will continue to work next week on the same house with another group of "young adults" who will arrive tomorrow from Penn. State. We will have to teach some of them how to work also, as some of the ones from Boston were as bad as I was to start with.
Larry, Jim and the other Jim, were put to work on another house doing siding and oh I forgot, some drywall which is Larry's most favorite thing to do. They had some boys helping them also. I think Larry said this next week they would be putting cabinets in. He is having a wonderful time and enjoying himself as this is what he loves to do.
We have met two of the families who will be getting houses here. They have been here working their "sweat equity" as it is called. The stories of these people is very heart breaking but they have a great attitude. They have to work and prove that they are worthy of getting these houses and have to take care of them and pay for them. One of the people from Habitat said they have only had to foreclose on one house so far.
We are going to New Orleans tomorrow since Peggy,Jim, Larry and I have never been. Linda and Jim are going to be our tour guides.
Last night we went out and had shrimp and crawfish. It was really good.
I will try and post pictures when I can get my husband to download from the camara.
Mem
Larry, Jim and the other Jim, were put to work on another house doing siding and oh I forgot, some drywall which is Larry's most favorite thing to do. They had some boys helping them also. I think Larry said this next week they would be putting cabinets in. He is having a wonderful time and enjoying himself as this is what he loves to do.
We have met two of the families who will be getting houses here. They have been here working their "sweat equity" as it is called. The stories of these people is very heart breaking but they have a great attitude. They have to work and prove that they are worthy of getting these houses and have to take care of them and pay for them. One of the people from Habitat said they have only had to foreclose on one house so far.
We are going to New Orleans tomorrow since Peggy,Jim, Larry and I have never been. Linda and Jim are going to be our tour guides.
Last night we went out and had shrimp and crawfish. It was really good.
I will try and post pictures when I can get my husband to download from the camara.
Mem
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
We are no longer "Winter Texans". We left the Valley yesterday and had a long day of traveling. The traffic was not bad until we got to Houston and I think that about finished all of us off. We did drive about another 85 miles to the Beaumont area and found a Flying J truck stop to get, fuel, propane and a place to PARK. After a light dinner at the restaurant we all crashed.
Today we traveled on to Louisana and got all set up in the RV section of the Habitat for Humanity where we will be living for the next two weeks. Imagine our surprise to find out we are working in the subdivison that Oprah and Bon Jovi started. I remember seeing her show about the subdivision she was starting in Louisana and the families that we chosen to live here. We have met several of the young children and some of them have very interesting stories of how they were rescued from New Orleans and also all the things they have been given and telling so about all the celebarties that have come here to work. I remember one in particulary, William Shatner. They say you never know when someone special is going to show up so hopefully we will meet someone famous. Ha Ha. We will start working tomorrow and I am sure we will have lots of interesting stories to tell before and after we leave here. There are six motorhomes here and we saw two van loads of people come in later this afternoon who are staying in a couple of houses that belong to Habitat.
Will keep you informed but right now I am going to bed. We have to report EARLER than my liking tomorrow morning.
MEM
Today we traveled on to Louisana and got all set up in the RV section of the Habitat for Humanity where we will be living for the next two weeks. Imagine our surprise to find out we are working in the subdivison that Oprah and Bon Jovi started. I remember seeing her show about the subdivision she was starting in Louisana and the families that we chosen to live here. We have met several of the young children and some of them have very interesting stories of how they were rescued from New Orleans and also all the things they have been given and telling so about all the celebarties that have come here to work. I remember one in particulary, William Shatner. They say you never know when someone special is going to show up so hopefully we will meet someone famous. Ha Ha. We will start working tomorrow and I am sure we will have lots of interesting stories to tell before and after we leave here. There are six motorhomes here and we saw two van loads of people come in later this afternoon who are staying in a couple of houses that belong to Habitat.
Will keep you informed but right now I am going to bed. We have to report EARLER than my liking tomorrow morning.
MEM
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