Yesterday morning we went to the site per Friday's instructions but no one was there. They had MLK day off but didn't find out until Saturday. So we did more sightseeing. We went west on Rt.
Trip Log
January 20, 2008
Today is a day of rest and playoff football before going back to work tomorrow. Yesterday we rented the Bourne Ultimatum and Harry Potter (the Phoenix one) from the "Red Box" at Wal-Mart for $1 a night. We watched the movies last night and returned them today after hiking and Geocaching in the
January 20, 2008
Thursday was a full work day and we worried about rain all of today. After lunch the rain was holding off but we lost power and it was out over the entire area so we got the afternoon off because we only had power tools and no generator. John & Coby followed us home and we gave them a tour
January 16, 2008
It rained all night and was pouring this morning. We took a little longer getting ready this morning and then went to the warehouse in downtown Beaumont. We got there just in time to help put things away because the day was called on account of rain. By that time it was just sprinkling so we w
January 15, 2008
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.
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