Sheetrock that is. The progress continued today at the DeJean house with the arrival of additional materials, including wall studs, floor joist lumber, windows, and sheetrock. The size of the early group seemed to double this morning as more of the volunteers wanted to get an earlier start. Once at the house, work began promptly [...]
Continue reading about Rebuilding Together – Day 3, We rock!
I’m not normally an early riser, but this morning I woke up around 4:30 AM just excited to begin the week. I tried to sleep a little more, but couldn’t really manage to make myself go back to sleep. I did stay in bed until about 6:00 AM, then got up and had breakfast. The [...]
Continue reading about Rebuilding Together – Day 2, The work begins
After I landed in Houston, I found out that I was worrying for no reason. My co-workers were very understanding and had all left in one of the vans and left the other one for me. I made the two and a half hour drive from Houston to Lake Charles, LA alone and arrived at [...]
Continue reading about Rebuilding Together – Day 1 Continued
The day started off great. I got packed early and got to spend some time with my wife Kristin and my son Tyson. Rather than drive to the airport, we decided that Kristin and Tyson would drop me off at the Doraville MARTA Station. That way we could avoid airport parking fees and Kristin would [...]
Continue reading about Rebuilding Together – Day 1, Travel Day
It’s been quite a while since my last post here. I must say that the day job and household responsibilities and chores have sapped quite a bit of my energy, and I haven’t really felt much like blogging very often lately. As in the game of American Football when the quarterback throws a pass, when [...]
