When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. – William Arthur Ward
We awoke this morning to a bit of unusual summer weather for us down here, it was only 49 degrees! On our trip to the lumber store we even had to turn the heat on in the truck. It didn’t stay too cool for long though, as the day progressed the temperatures reached 80 degrees. We couldn’t be more grateful for the temperatures as it has made working on the roof a lot more pleasant than it would have been if the weather was warmer and more humid. It still manages to get hot on roofs regardless, but it makes it a little more bare able. The roofing site progresses nicely today as we finished one part of the roof and moved around to the next section. Inside the dry-walling continued as well as work on one of the bathroom faucets.
At the other home repair site, the crew continued work in the bathroom laying floor tile and resetting the toilet, as well as installing the new surround kit to keep the walls dry. This site, while it is not on a roof, is also benefiting from the cooler temperatures as the bathroom that is being worked on is quite small and can get a little toasty with 3 or 4 bodies in there.
The third PV crew that headed out today worked with the kids in Wyoming County. In the morning they spent time at Energy Express and in the afternoon with the basketball that is being held at The Way. One great thing we found out yesterday at Energy Express, was that one of the college kids that is running the site is from Glen Fork and had gone to our PV camps years ago. Kind of a cool full circle moment.
As usual the volunteers worked up quite an appetite for dinner. (Those peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are good and satisfying on a job site, but volunteers look forward to the main event, dinner!) Tonight we had Tuna Noodle Casserole for dinner. I don’t think you can go wrong with Tuna Noodle Casserole, it is such a nice comforting food. Dinner, as always, was delicious.
Reflection tonight was a throwback PV experience. For you old timers, you will remember Lifelines. The group sharing when we go around a share significant moments in our lives with our community members. It is always a great way to get to know each other.