Wagon Wheel and Screws A Turning

The wheels were moving early again this morning... morning always comes too fast when you are tired... and last night we didn't get good sleep... the church janitor stumbled into our room at 4:30AM and didn't know we were there... so needless to say we freaked him out with 8 bodies on the floor when he turned the light on... and clearly our male bunk room was startled when the light came on...

Our worksite today was very productive and our group felt more productive. We made serious progress on the deck we are replacing in the back. The one there was so unstable and rotting the homeowners boarded up their back door. Which is not safe since it means the only exit to their home is out the front, and that is where they run space heaters. So it is a needed and important repair.

Day Two starting on the deck...

After lunch we split our crew and some started our project inside. The center of the home is sinking, so we are going to cut out the floors, jack up the center, and put in new support girders. We are here to complete an entire new floor for the house. Then other volunteer crews will come repair walls and doors and everything else that will shift when we jack up the floor. (Pictures of inside coming soon)

All our joists went in, tomorrow we finish
decking it and put on handrails!

It was a muddy day, and it was 38 degrees when we left for the worksite. It was a muddy mess, but we powered through cold and rain to make some serious progress on the deck. Tomorrow might be as cold, but dry and we are hoping to try to nearly get the deck done. Wish us luck!

The Jeter's - Family Trio

Well now I actually know some of the lyrics of "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Band... its one of those songs most people know... "So rock me mama like a wagon wheel... Rock me mama like a south-bound train... Hey mama rock me..." and then it mentions Johnson City, TN! We learned that and a lot more from The Jeters at our culture night put on my ASP. The band was great, we loved the music and you should check them out on their Facebook Page for cool videos of the type of music we enjoyed tonight in our mountain town. They taught us about Bluegrass music (you can major in it at East TN State!), the area and the culture. Great night.

I hope that today taught us how to be humble... to appreciate what we have... even when we don't feel like we have enough, we know those who have less, when we want more, we need to remember those who dream to have what we have...