Author: rvingwithapurpose

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Happy Independence Day!!! From talking to our team we were all pretty lazy today.  Some slept till noon and the rest of us took multiple naps. It was another hot day and no one did much of anything until late this afternoon when we made a couple of freezers of ice cream. We made strawberry using Jennifer and Dave’s recipe and Dave and Rita made vanilla using almost the same recipe but of course without the strawberries or strawberry soda.  We will have try making Rita’s recipe because it too has ingredients I keep in the RV. After the ice cream was made we all met by Rita and Dave’s RV and ate. It was nice that by eating the ice cream it didn’t seem as hot outside. We ate a lot because it was hot. And we talked and laughed – a lot.

 

Later we all went back to our rig and we decided to watch a movie we had previously recorded. Then we got a text from Morris telling us there was a really nice sunset so we wanted to share that with you too. Anyway – not an exciting day but a relaxing day and a good day.  Hope you all had a happy and safe holiday.

Update from our Constructors for Christ project at Rosalie, Alabama: Another television station aired a segment about the project. Click here to see it. Also, the team there celebrated Independence Day by working.

Once again, we thought this got posted last night but just found out it didn’t.

Monday, July 3, 2017

The only word to describe today was HOT!! Until today we have had nice breezes and with the windows open and the fans and all our work being indoors, the heat has not been too bad. Today we lost our breezes and it was pretty oppressive by this afternoon. We worked hard to drink lots of fluids and rest frequently and watch each other carefully. We do have to remember our age and the age of our team members. Everyone made it through the day, but I think we were all ready for the cool of our RV’s and a nap by the time we got home. We will be off tomorrow and we can only hope the rest of the week will cool off a little but the forecast isn’t in our favor. Today we continued to work on completing the bedroom, and bathroom that will be Elizabeth’s and her husband’s. The bath is now complete with the exception of the quarter round which was painted today by Mary Elizabeth. We should get that down Wednesday. There is still a little base and the quarter round to go down in the bedroom. We should hopefully be close to completing the bedroom by Wednesday as well. We started installing the laminate flooring in the sitting room today as well as some trim work but it will take at least until the end of the week to complete that work.

 

Well tomorrow is July 4,- Independence Day- the day we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 – the birthday of the United States. As we all enjoy the day off, enjoy barbecue, watermelon and home-made ice cream, let’s remember the significance of this day.

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Today was another sunny, HOT and humid day. Heat index over 100. The same is predicted for next week. The team went to church again today at Chestnut Street UMC, our host church. We again really enjoyed the service, sermon and the hospitality of the people. They were so warm and welcoming.

After church we again went to Pier 41 for lunch. Yep, pretty much the same as last Sunday. But hey – it was good last week. Today was no different. This week we also met the owner. Very nice gentleman who came by and visited with us twice. He knew we were here working in the community and was very appreciative. He shared some pictures of the flood and the area around the restaurant. The restaurant itself did not flood but was close to an area that did. He also shared pictures of I -95 many feet under water. It was obvious that there was still a lot of pain from the flood. After lunch it was back to the camp ground and time for some afternoon naps.

Team meeting was at our motor home at 6:00. It was a good time of getting to know each other, laughing and team building. We served our local watermelon. It sure is nice to have a residential refrigerator so we can chill watermelons. After taking care of routine team business, we reviewed the progress we made last week on Mary Elizabeth’s home and brought Dave and Rita up to date. We then detailed out our plan to get the downstairs apartment completed and move-in ready. We are looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow and seeing how much we can accomplish.

Saturday, July 1, 2017

Sorry!  Thought this went out last night. 

Today we had two new team members arriving so we got up and did our errands and grocery shopping so we could return to the park before Dave and Rita arrived. We went by the church and checked out the tool trailer, stopped at Aldi, then Lowes and finally to Walmart. It was a beautiful morning although the temperature started climbing early. Humidity was up, too. We got back home and did laundry and the usual weekend chores and then Dave and Rita arrived. It is so good to see them again. So thankful they arrived safe and sound. They had a hard drive in pouring rain yesterday.

We now have our team in place for the next two weeks.  Currently we are watching the weather closely. Part of the county is under a severe thunderstorm warning. We aren’t in the polygon, but the sky is looking pretty ominous.

Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend. Stay safe!