It's getting a little colder....

This morning we woke to brilliant sunshine but colder temperatures. A cold front went through last night with some rain and high winds. This morning it was only 50 deg F and and it never went higher than 64 deg F. I have been working in shorts and t-shirt so far but this morning I put my jeans on and wore a light jacket until about noon. By then the temperature was warm enough to work in a t-shirt. We're getting close to having the house covered with siding. Today we had to do a lot of repairs before we could put any siding on. About 30ft of fascia board was missing and we to worry new boards under the drip rails along roof line. These drip lines are like spring steel and it was very difficult to get the 1X6 boards underneath. Finally we got it done and after putting to last sheets of siding at the top of the outside walls, we went inside to fix the holes the plumber had cut. This house is like a cottage. It is build on concrete blocks. Drains and pipes run everywhere, including under the house. When the plumber replaced all plumbing, he had to cut 4X4ft and larger holes in the floor to get the new drains in. We spend the whole afternoon fitting the cut-out sections (3) back and replacing the new subfloor to cover them. All in all it was a good day with a lot of hard but satisfying work.

Annie worked in housekeeping again today and will do this job until we go home. We have a few more days here and then we go home again. On the one hand it will be nice to get some rest but on the other hand, we are going to miss the people we chummed around with.

Tom and Grace took us out to "Cafe Du Monde". This is place that serves beignets which are a New Orleans delicacy. They are like a doughnut covered in icing sugar. They were nice, but not really all that special in my humble opinion. Apparently when you visit New Orleans, you have to try these.

So far, God has been good and has spared us from any accidents which is amazing in that on construction sites it is so easy to twist ankle or get an injury. There are 21 of us here with 16 people working on construction sites. On the right is our offical group photo. Standing from the left: Tom Silvis (on site manager), Bill Lafleur, Don Koopman (in back) Dan Wubben, Ed Buisman (construction manager) Sjoukje Buisman (CM assistant), Jogn Schuitema, Judy Warners, Doug Warners, John Tjaarsa, Peter Faber, Harry Kerkhof, Lawrence De Raaf, Harris Rotman and Donna Rotman. Sitting from left: Grace Silvis (on site manager), Gerda Wubben, Carol Schuitema, Audrey Tjaarda, Annie Kerkhof and Boukje De Raaf. What a nice bunch of people eh?

Well, I hope that everyone is doing well back home. Good night and till the next blog.