Day 2 in NOLA is done. It is cold and blustery here. There is a freeze warning here tonight. This is devastating for these folks. They lack heat in their homes. I worry for them.
We did the usual today. Tomorrow hopefully I will take the day off of construction and have an adventure. I will tell you the details tomorrow if it happens as planned.
Today we got to spend a lot of time with our homeowner named Joe. We are actually working on his daughters house but it sounds like they may move in with her. Joe's wife has cancer and she was told that she had 3 months to live. That was 3 1/2 years ago and she is still going strong. She said that her doctors may have said that but the big man upstairs is in charge and he isn't done with her here yet. That is faith!
We had a good presentation from a person from "Save our Coast" tonite about the need for the wet lands and the barrier islands. I am way tired but her presentation was so interesting. I wish I had it recorded. It gave us the history on how the land under New Orleans was formed and why it is so important to the rest of the states.
We have a full day of work tomorrow and on Thursday we work a half day and have a neighborhood festival at Trinity Claiborn and then on Friday we have our usual half day and the rest is for sight seeing. We don't get much of a chance, nor are we really awake enough to do any sight seeing other than that. Of course the youngsters are always ready to go. Well, the first night they are but on the second day they are dragging anchor. After that they are in pretty early.
Well, it's good night for now. Want to get to bed and read for a bit.
I love you and miss you all.
SUNSHINE!
Gotta love it!
PAYING THE TOLL
It costs $3 to cross lake Pontchartrain but it is well worth it
CROSSING THE LAKE
NEW ORLEANS
Our first view of New Orleans at the end of the bridge. We were glad to be here.
Our first stop Hernando Mississippi
This is where we get the grits!
Camp Restore
Our Next Stop
Camp Restore
Our home for the next week
THE BUNKROOM
We have the "best" accomodations
THE OPEN ROAD
view going down the road to Slidell LA and the bridge across the lake
PASTOR BAERWOLF LEADING BIBLE STUDY
NIGHTLY WE HAD A BIBLE STUDY. THE FIRST NIGHT IT WAS PASTOR B'S TURN
WORKING ON THE FIREPLACE
Joe is capping off the gas. It is unsafe
BOURBON STREET LIGHTS
WONDERFUL BREAD PUDDING AT PAT O'BRIENS
There was a lot of food that night
ALMOST DONE WITH THE FLOOR
The "kids" learned a lot. That's Matt with the TA DA pose, Dillen working with the flooring with "Papa Joe" supervising and teaching
THE "GROUT CREW" HARD AT WORK
THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOUSE
This is why they worry about cold - these pipes are exposed to the cold
OUR CREW!
This was the last day. We were really tired but felt so good about what we had accomplished
THE FURNACE!
Yup, this is how they heat their house
YOU CAN SEE HOW SMALL THE FURNACE IS
You can tell that this was underwater. I hope it works.
A BRAD PITT HOUSE
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