Tuesday

Tuesday

Why is my shoulder hurting so bad this morning? Oh yeah, from toting shingles up and down that ladder. A quick downing of Excedrin and a couple cups of coffee and it’s better.  Everyone is a little slower this morning. We’re all discussing our unknown aches and pains but despite all of that everyone is in a good mode and ready to get started.

We head out a bit earlier to try and beat the heat. Bland and I go by the firehouse for our ice, thank goodness. We get to the job site and of course they are saving the last bundle of shingles for me. Everyone gets busy quickly. This will be our only day with a full team of 11. Bland, Rich, Renae and Eric are on the roof. Colleen is under the house working on plumbing. Pat and Becky are working on the soffit vents. Tony has gone off with one of the Habitat guys to get a metal break. Regina and Holly are working on digging out a spot for the pad for the front porch steps. And me, well I’m the gopher and taking pictures.

The sun comes up quickly and it gets hot really fast. They were only calling for it to be about 93 today and it is past that by 9:30. We were able to meet the homeowner today. Her name is Danielle Harmon. Three of her five kids were there putting in their sweat equity. A nice lady and very friendly. The kids were very busy getting up the trash and cutting the grass around the lot.

About noon we break for lunch. A local couple brings us lunch today. Wow, what a spread. Barbecue pork, homemade pasta salad, homemade refrigerator pickles, angel food cake (with bits of pineapple in it), tea and apple cranberry drink. Can beat it with a stick!

After lunch we head back to the roof. The sun is at its peak and we quickly discover that the tar on the shingles is sticking to everything. While the roofing crew is trying to get some more done the rest of us keep busy on the ground. Pat, Becky and I are setting up scaffolding to work on the siding on the ends. Tony is bending metal, Regina is working inside while Holly is working with another volunteer on the porch. About 1:30 the Habitat lead person says that the heat is too much for the roofers and the shingles. So they call it a day. We aren’t too upset because the heat is starting to get to us all.

We get back to the church for showers and some cooling off. Rich and Colleen are going to see family tonight so the rest of us are planning our evening. We decide on an early dinner then heading to Cape Charles for our devotions. Eric use to live over here so he was our guide. We get down to the beach and Cape Charles and get out to stretch our legs. It’s about 6:30 when we get there and a little bit cooler but not much. The beach is nice. It is on the bay side and there are not many people on it. Some of us walk down the beach while others are walking on the sidewalk. We head to the pier to see what’s happening there. On the pier folks are crabbing and fishing. We watch some families crabbing with chicken and nets. It fun to watch the kids pull up a crab and to see how excited they get. There are plenty of Osprey nests and they are letting us know they are there.

We head back toward our vehicles for our devotion. Eric has the devotion tonight. We set up our chairs on the sidewalk and we have a great view of the bay with the sun setting. We sit and watch the sun sink behind the horizon. What a peaceful feeling it is to just sit and watch all of God’s beauty around you.

The mosquitoes quickly make us realize that it’s time to head in. We head back to the church for a quick team meeting and to get ready for tomorrow. We are off to Tangier Island in the morning.

We thank you all for your prayers and know that we miss you all and are praying for all!

Another day and another adventure awaits.