Day 4: More Roofing

I apologize to those who hoped for a daily update yesterday. I decided to keep the laptop away for the night and be social with my new friends. It was a great decision. We had a bonfire with hotdogs and smores and some Bible study/bonding time. I got to chat with the long-term volunteers and the other short-termer that will be here with me next week. Hopefully we'll get to do something fun over the weekend. The 15 folks from Univest leave tomorrow, so I'm sad to see them go. They're extremely entertaining - a very fun group.

So today we almost finished the roofing. We needed, like, 2 more shingles... Here's another shot of David DeDeaux's house that I've been roofing.
Mr. DeDeaux has 14 children and 96 total grandchildren, including great grandchildren. We confirmed this number with his son, and it's totally ridiculous. I have to say that working at the DeDeaux house is fantastic because they always bring out tasty treats. Today it was delicious iced tea and strawberry ice cream. Here's a few of the DeDeaux kids with one of my fellow volunteers, John.
Rumor has it that tomorrow I get to move massive pieces of drywall. I'm told it's going to be an extremely painful experience. On the plus side, I'm wearing a superman t-shirt.

On our way to the job site yesterday, we saw someone assembling their pre-built house. It's delivered on a trailer in two pieces. They're putting the two pieces together with a crane. You can't quite tell in the picture, but it's not on the ground - it's hanging in the air.And for the shot of the day, here's the mightiest portable basketball hoop on earth. Home destroyed, hoop still standing.