No change in the weather here. High of 95 today. But the humidity was only 98 today. Looks like it is going to be another hot week.
We went to the early service today at Oak Grove UMC with Dave and Carol. It was another welcoming group but we all decided we think we like the 11:00 service better. Except we just wish it was earlier.
Home for some work on the books and then a lunch of fresh veggies again. Spent some time preparing for tonight’s team meeting. Phil made it back from Mobile early afternoon. A little later our new team members Peggy and Del arrived. They are new NOMADS and this is their first project. While they were getting set up, Wayne and Debbi returned from Houston. We then started our ice cream freezer with a batch of peach ice cream. We are thankful everyone arrived safely. A little after 5:00 the ice cream was made and we all gathered to share our dessert and begin our meeting. The meeting went well and everyone is ready to go back to work tomorrow. Praying we accomplish whatever it is that God wants us to do this our last week. Hope you had a good weekend.
Another weather rerun. Hot and dry. Fortunately, we just had a lazy day and stayed in the air conditioning most of the day.
No alarm clock today. Nice! When we got up we got things ready to prepare blueberry pancakes. We had arranged a late breakfast for today with Dave and Carol. Phil went home for the weekend, Wayne and Debbi went to Houston and Nula slept late today because she started driving back to SC this afternoon, so it was just the four of us this morning. Max prepared bacon, eggs, and blueberry pancakes and Dave prepared home fries. Anne mixed up the pancakes and helped with the other things, but basically the guys cooked breakfast for the gals. Max and Anne cooked up a blueberry syrup last night. We all enjoyed a wonderful meal and a good time together. Later, Nula came over and ate some of the left overs.
It was too hot to do much today so we stayed in the cool and watched some movies. Relaxing day. We also cooked up some of the corn we got from the produce stand across the street and it was so good we went back for more and also bought more tomatoes and a cantaloupe. Really good fresh produce. Love fresh veggies this time of year. Now, if we could find a good watermelon. The local ones aren’t ready yet. Soon. Looking forward to worshiping with our friends here in Hattiesburg tomorrow.
So glad we were off today. We needed the rest. It was another hot one and it’s after 8:00 pm and still 87. Still no rain here in Oak Grove. Hard to grasp that it is already June. The past year has been something. We feel like we have begun figuring out life with a new normalcy but are still adjusting and sometimes things still just hit us unexpectedly. We have really felt and appreciate all your prayers.
Happy National Doughnut Day! Of course we went across the street to Doughnut King to purchase some doughnuts and fritters for breakfast. Everything was good and the glazed doughnut holes were pretty awesome. However, Sonny’s in Gaffney, SC is still in first place for the best doughnut shop.
It is blueberry season here in southern Mississippi and this morning we went with Dave and Carol to a local U-pick blueberry farm. It’s only about 5 minutes from the church. It’s a pretty big operation. They have blueberry bushes as far as you can see. Really good berries! We picked about a gallon and have been munching on them all afternoon. We have three nice blueberry bushes at home but aren’t scheduled to be home when they should be ready so we will enjoy these. If we get to pick those at home we will get to make jelly. We like to keep some good blueberry jelly to give as gifts.
Picking crew
Field was full of these beautiful big berries
Our berries
Dave’s berries
After doughnuts and blueberries it was time to get the laundry done. It takes lots of clothes when it is this hot. Later we walked across the street to the produce stand for tomatoes and corn. Love good local produce. The corn was picked fresh this morning. Then we made a trip to Sam’s for water and Gatorade for next week. Also a stop at Walmart for milk and bananas. But before those two stops we went to Lowe’s to browse. No major purchases. Just a contour guide we had been intending to buy for a while. We were going to go to Chick-Fil-A since the peach shakes are back but you couldn’t get in the parking lot when we were there. Later this afternoon Dave and Carol were there and brought us a shake. Thanks Dave and Carol. We really enjoy peach shakes.! Guess this day was all about the food. Good day! Have a great weekend and stay safe.
It was another hot, 100% humidity day today. It rained over night but none today. Not even a scattered brief shower. The team was really starting to feel it today. We are glad it’s NOMADS Friday and everyone has three days to get a little rest.
Devotion today was by Debbi from 1 Peter 5:6-9. The key verse was 5:6. Debbi shared some experiences at her last job in relation to that verse, “Humble yourselves under the mighty power of God and at the right time He will lift you up in honor.” We had some good discussion. Thanks, Debbi, for sharing with us. It was then time to head back to James’.
Debbi and Wayne with some intermittent help by Max continued the work on the porch railings. They completed that task this afternoon and we think it looks amazing. And so much safer!
Debbi and Wayne building porch railing
Lying down on the job
Porch rail finished
Nula and Phil worked on the closet in the second bedroom and ran in to a few complications but completed bedroom #2 shortly after lunch. Dave, Carol and Anne worked on the living room and hall. There were several complications there as well. Keeping everything straight and square as we worked down the hall with so many doors, i.e. open space was a challenge. There were also some problems at the front door. Last night’s rains left a wet spot under the door so time was spent working on that leak. Nula and Phil joined us in the living room this afternoon. We ended the day with the hall basically complete and the living room about ½ complete. We also still have to install laminate in 3 hall closets and part of the laundry room. Hopefully Monday, after some rest, we will be able to make more progress.
It took a while to get the first row down the hall because of all the doors…
…and special cuts required.
Almost all hands on flooring
Flooring down the hall
We were pleased today when our home owner, James, accepted our invitation to join us for lunch at R3SM. He seemed to really appreciate the invitation and it gave us time to get know each other better. A special time. Usually we eat at the job site so if the home owner is there they can join us but since we are less than five minutes from R3SM’s air conditioned comfort with nice big clean restrooms, we go there for lunch. With the heat of this week, we all needed to rest in the cool for a while.
This evening the team went to Ed’s Burger Joint for dinner. Yes, we all had burgers, gourmet burgers. They were Angus beef burgers, minimum of two patties, with various dressings, additions. We are so glad we split ours. It was very good but also very large. We also had sweet potato fries and a milkshake. The shake was very good! Then in true NOMAD fashion, most of us went to Harbor Freight on the way home. Yep there were a few purchases made. The food was good but the fun time with our team was even better. It’s also nice to be starting our weekend. One more week to go.
They are new NOMADS and this is their first project. While they were getting set up, Wayne and Debbi returned from Houston. We then started our ice cream freezer with a batch of peach ice cream. We are thankful everyone arrived safely. A little after 5:00 the ice cream was made and we all gathered to share our dessert and begin our meeting. The meeting went well and everyone is ready to go back to work tomorrow. Praying we accomplish whatever it is that God wants us to do this our last week. Hope you had a good weekend.
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