Today we went to the second house because I think we are done with the first. Habitat farms out the trade and finish work and the electrician was at the first house this morning. We helped set the posts for the wheelchair ramp and then did decking until it started to rain late this afternoon.
Trip Log
January 14, 2008
Today was our first day working at the house. Alesa and I spent the day (8-3) painting. It is now bright yellow with white trim. There are a group of young adults with AmeriCorps from around the country helping as well a number of older couples. We had lunch with couples from Canada, Iowa and
January 13, 2008
Yesterday we drove southwest of Houston to visit high school friends we haven't seen since we stayed with them after our cruise out of Galveston, Hank and Kathy Mroczkowski. We visited and cought-up and went to lunch and then drove to visit their friends, Dan and Michele Bretch, who live about h
January 11, 2008
We found out this morning that we will be working on homes in Sabine Pass, TX about 30 miles south of here. We decided to start work on Monday but visited the house today because we were going to tour Port Arthur and Beaumont today. The towns are very industrialized for the oil industry- refini
January 10, 2008
Today was a day to get settled. Habitat is delivering our packages this evening so we don't know if we are working tomorrow or will wait until Monday. This morning we went to the complimentary breakfast they have at the resort every morning. A lot of good choices. Alesa had a bagel and I had
January 9, 2008
We made it to Texas at about noon today. We are in the Gulf Coast RV Resort, two or three miles southwest of Beaumont and will be here until January 26th. We spent last night in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Picayune, Mississippi. Not something we want to do a lot of but it gave us a good night's
January 7, 2008
We left home just before noon yesterday and stopped about 7PM for dinner and fuel at a Flying J at Exit 77 on I-81 in Virginia. We ended up spending the night in the parking lot amidst other RV's. We did get a comfortable night's sleep but had to scrape the windshield in the morning. We are no
January 2, 2008
We are back in Exton after a 9 hour trip on New Year's day. The trip was good except for a snowstorm through all of MA. I skied all day on the 31st and my legs are still complaining a little. We will now unpack, pack, visit the kids, pick up the trailer on Saturday and leave on Sunday the 6th
December 28, 2007
Wednesday the 26th we drove to Maine to stay with Steve and Laura at their condo at Sugarloaf until after the new year. We had a safe trip and made it in less than 10 hours in spite of the traffic. The snow is beautiful and it has not been too cold. They skied while we hiked and rested and the
December 24, 2007
The grandkids requested them so we had a corn dog Christmas. Of course Alesa still fixed a turkey, 2 ducks, a ham and a half dozen pounds of sausage with numerous sides and desserts. After visiting and playing we "opened" the stockings and the kids (with Nana) performed a kazoo concert of Chris