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Day 177 March 9

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 Today was my first day back at work, so we had a long meeting, mostly just catching up.  After our meeting, we went to Sprouts and did the pickup.  We barely got any produce, and we didn't get much last week either.  After we picked up the food, we headed to the pantry and got everything put away.  When everything was put away, I put together our new shelf and admired the new fridge we got while I was gone.  When we were done at the pantry, we took bread to Westside and then went back to the office for lunch.  After lunch, Jenni and I drove around and looked at gardening areas for the upcoming gardening year.  We also did the libraries at those properties while we were there.  We have a pretty cool gardening program.  Our residents can apply for a gardening plot at their property or a nearby property if theirs does not have one.  We give them everything they need, like soil and seeds.  When we were done checking all the proper...
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Day 176 March 8

 This morning we went to church.  After church, we went to pick up some pizza for our finance class with Everence at the church.  After we had eaten our pizza, we had our class.  It was pretty interesting, and it made me think more about using finances for what God would like us to do.  After our class, we headed back to the house to relax for a while before taking the Alaska unit to the airport.  When we had said our goodbyes, we headed home.  On the way back, we stopped at Castle Rock for Michael to do some shopping.  While he shopped, Christian and I sampled some beef jerky at a beef jerky store.  Then we got back on the road and headed back to the house.  We spent some of the evening resetting the house after having guests, and then relaxed the rest of the time.
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Day 175 March 7

 This morning we still had breakfast at 6, but we were on the road by 7.  While we were packing up, it was thunderstorming, and I slipped and fell in a puddle, which was not pleasant.  The first half hour of driving was through heavy rain, but after that, it was smooth sailing all the way back.  On the way, we stopped at a Bucees which was fun.  When we got back to the Springs, we did some unpacking and then went to The Mactory for supper.  After supper, we relaxed for the rest of the evening.
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Day 174 March 6

 Today we started with insulation.  I was designated to cut the pieces that were needed, so I ended up very itchy.  When we were done insulating, the drywall showed up, and we unloaded it.  After we took our lunch break, we spent the rest of the afternoon hanging all the drywall for the house.  To finish up, we cleaned up the jobsite more than we had the previous days.  Then we headed back to base, and I took my first hot shower all week.  Then we had some time to relax, and then supper.  After supper, we played some games and visited, and then went to bed.  
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Day 173 March 5

 Today we did the same morning routine again and then headed to the job site.  At the jobsite, we started by finishing up the shingles and then helping the crew that was doing the siding.  After lunch, I did more siding and eventually got recruited to tape off windows.  At the end of the day, we packed up everything and headed back to base.  There we had slightly warmer showers and then had time to relax before supper.  After supper, we played more volleyball and some spike ball.  Then I headed to bed.
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Day 172 March 4

 Today we had the same morning routine until we got to the job site.  Once on site, the whole roof got sheeted.  I spent most of my morning putting up brackets on the trusses and then helped put in and tape up some windows.  Then we took our lunch.  After lunch, we went and picked up 70 bundles of shingles.  When we got them to the job site, I was designated to throw them up on the roof from the truck bed.  I spent the rest of the afternoon helping shingle the roof.  At the end of the day, we packed up and headed back to base for another cold shower and then time to relax before supper.
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Day 171 March 3

 Today was our first day on the job.  We got up at 5:30 and made our lunches.  Then we ate some breakfast and had devotional time along with some singing.  The songs they sing are very similar to our songs.  After devotionals, we headed to the job site, which was only about 10 minutes away.  When we started, there was one wall framed up, and by lunchtime, we had the whole house framed up, and we were starting on the trusses.  By the end of the day, we had all the walls sheeted and were just starting the sheeting on the roof.  Around 4 we started packing up and we headed back around 4:30. When we got back, I had to take a really cold shower and then we lounges around until supper time.  After supper, we had more time to sit around and talk, and we eventually went to bed.
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