Back to work...

This morning we awoke to that dreaded work condition - rain. However, being a bunch of die-hard do-gooders, we donned rain ponchos & forged ahead to the work site. Seeking shelter only during the worst downpours (would you expect anything less from do-gooders?!), we managed to get the first wall nailed and up. We can testify that Louisiana mud is a whole new animal clinging to everything. Several of the college students were working on moving wood from the dirt/mud heaps. They were a mess by lunchtime. (I'm happy I'm over my mud pie years even if it did look like they were having a good time!)

We were rewarded with a delicious lunch of hot & spicy shrimp pasta (one couple who was here last week said they had shrimp 4 days for lunch - a real hardship but I think I can live with it!) and a great salad. The weatherman said the skies would clear in the afternoon and, sure enough, they cleared at 12:30 to give us a beautiful 70 degree afternoon. (I'm guessing forecasting is a bit easier down here. It's so flat they can probably see the weather at least a day ahead.)

The second wall was constructed a bit faster (although in the photo to the left it does look like the group was a bit undecided about where it went).

Are you wondering about those pink studs? Well so are we. We know the house we're building is for a woman, but don't you think pink studs is carrying it just a bit too far?!