Today we started with a rooster call from Sharon, our mission coordinator. We ate breakfast, packed our lunches, and headed to our job sites. Our group was fixing up a trailor which involved painting the outside(Ashley and Nancy got splattered with lots of paint), building a wheelchair ramp(Mary, Stacie, & Hannah got to use a nail gun!), laying plywood and linoleum on the kitchen floor, and also anchoring it down. The next door neighbor, to the people we were helping, asked if we would paint his house also. We gladly did so. Our "boss" Mark gave some of us interesting nicknames. Stacie is now "bubble girl" because she was using the level with the bubble in the middle. Then Mary is "shovel girl" because she was using the shovel. Ashley was given the nickname "splatter" because she was covered with paint splatters. Hannah is now "blonde" because of two incidents while working. One was that she tripped over a saw while looking directly at it. Matt was given the nickname "dessert" because while playing scategories he mistaked dessert for desert. Then as for Andrew we have not yet come up with one. We have also been playing cards, ultimate frisbee and capture the flag in our free time. Tonights game is foxes and hounds. As we are writing this 6 army hellicopters flew over our heads. Our battery is getting low, so this is our goodbye.
Love from Ashley, Stacie, Mary, Hannah , Matt ,and Andrew
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Last time I checked, Andrew's nickname was Flash. Hope you all are having a good time! Wish I was there too!!
-Megan
I can't believe Hannah is nicknamed "blonde"! She rarely has a clumsy moment and never has her head in the clouds. Must be the warm weather and sun getting to her! Be careful, Hannah!
Love, Mom (Alice)
Hey guys-
Glad to hear that everything is going well for you - so far. Mom just told me about the blog, so I thought I better check it out. Mary, I'm absolutely surprised to hear that you used a nail gun!!! That's a first, isn't it?!?!? And Hannah being a "blonde" made me laugh (happy birthday, by the way). And Matt, didn't Mrs. Leep ever teach you the trick of dessert has a double s because you always want 2. I am very proud of all of you. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers this week and I'm looking forward to hearing some real good stories when you get back. Stay safe. Sarah and Tess
Tess has been beside herself this week with you guys gone. She's probably going to go nuts when you come back home - or she won't recognize you.
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