The other home where Tom and Penny Trumpy and Jim Tharp and Jim Smith worked also needed kitchen cabinets, a living room floor and paint.

The most used tool that we took with us?  As you know we left Findlay in a heavy snow storm so it was natural to pack a snow shovel.

It was used a great deal at one of the homes.

We had good week. We made great progress on the two houses we were working on. We didn’t quite finish either one.

We had warm weather as we walked through the French quarter and enjoyed Benete’s one evening.

We shared our “dining room” with a local kid’s basket ball camp.  They were there Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights.  We were told that they would practice on half the court so we could use our half, but we moved our tables to one end in an entrance way and pretended we were at a dinner theatre.

Wednesday was another good day.  Mike and Leona got the bathroom floor in place. The counter tops are cut and the sink is prepared to be installed.  We got some of the trim done but we will have to push to accomplish all we want before tomorrow noon.

As you can see Leona is filling one of her many niches

The master installer

Lookin good

Leona Burdock had called Leona Bullock the owner of the house we gutted two years ago in May and we went to see her house. Here's a few pictures of that.

Inside Leona's house May 2006 when we finished gutting it; and now, 2008.

Dave -- Leona--Leona

Leona's house from the outside.  She has added 30 feet on to the outside.

Very important location two years ago!  There was a porta potty towards the back

Monday morning!!!

70 degrees!!!!  Eat your heart out!!!!

Assignments:   Group 1  Walter Brock

Walter needs to move in this week.  They are pushing him to go to the other side of the lake in order to get him out of the FEMA trailer.  We hung all the kitchen cabinets on Monday.  Mike, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO FIND THE STUDS WITH OUT A STUD FINDER?  Go around to the other side of the wall that is unfinished and look.  Thanks Leona.  If we get the counter tops and sink we can finish the kitchen fairly quickly. 

We have to dry wall, put in a tub surround,    lay the floor tile, set the toilet and lavatory in the bathroom.  Then I'm sure we'll have to paint it.

There is also some painting in the bedrooms that needs to be done.

Mister Brocks place

Space for the frig and the access for the bathtub plumbing

Mr. Brock with the forman and the CEO and flunky.

We are on our way

New Orleans any one?

Tom & Penny in PeeweeValley

Fred beimg a gentleman to Leona

Dave where are you

Is that you Dave

Level 3 Snow emergecy ?

clear roads ahead

Well we made it to Birmingham. We left Findlay about 8 am Saturday. It was slow moving but we pressed on through the snow. There is warmer weather some where. We did not see the LEVEL 3 SNOW EMERGENCY in Cincinnati ... thats our story and we are sticking to it. We had to take a detour somewhere around Louisville. Interstate 71 was closed due to an accident. We turned to our directionally challenged German (gps system) which took as around and back to the exit before the accident and put us back on I 71 and we ended right back at the road closed sign. We made it recalculate and ended up in Peeweevalley :)  We picked Mike up in Nashville. It was cold with a little snow but getting better. We found the Host Church for the night with little trouble. Ask Mike about his off road excursion. It has been a long day and we are heading to bed. God is good and has protected us so far.