Sam's Year of Service Adventure

 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.

 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.  

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Today, we made the drive down to Texas.  We had to make lots of stops along the way for gas and bathroom breaks, but we made ok time.  When we got to Lubbok, we had supper.  There was a Braum's there, so I was pretty excited.  After supper, we had a couple more hours of driving, and then we arrived.  When we got there, we met all the Amish people we would be working with and got a tour of our sleeping area.  The Amish said they were excited to play volleyball with us tomorrow, so that should be good.  Tomorrow we are planning to start the day around 5:30, so we all went right to bed.

 Today we all went to church, and after the service we went to Sunday school to learn about money and possessions in the Bible.  After church, we went out to eat and then went to the Garden of the Gods.  After we had toured the Garden of the Gods, we went to the Seven Bridges hike.  It was a pretty hike.  After the hike, we took a scenic drive back down to the Springs.  When we got home, we had some supper and then played the card game golf.  After we played the game, I headed to bed.

 Today I slept in and then just did stuff around d the house in the morning.  After lunch Christian and I went on a bike ride and then we finished getting the house ready for the Alaska unit.  Around 4 we left for the airport and stopped for gas and some extra oil along the way.  We picked up the Alaska unit from the airport and then went to Culvers on the way home for supper.  When we got to the house everyone got settled and then we went to bed early.