The first group has finally arrived! That has actually made things a ton better because now we are always doing something, opposed to just waiting in anticipation. Since they are the first, they are a bit like guinea pigs, but things seem to be working out OK. The group is 42 students (middle school, high school and entering college in the fall) and 11 adult leaders. Most of the students are in the youth choir at their church in New Mexico, so this is also a "singing tour" for them as well. On the whole, the students and leaders are great!
Today was the first day of work - 7 sites, about 7-8 people at each. We are doing a couple decks/wheelchair ramps, some flooring, drywall, and insulation. I went out with the crew who was supposed to be doing insulation...we hit a bit of a snag when we ticked of some gynourmous bees as we moved their hive that was in the insulation. So we had to leave that site after someone got stung and a couple of the kids said they were allergic. But no worries, we hooked onto two other sites and everybody got a good day's worth of work in. When the youth pastor commented that the kids were hard workers, he wasn't kidding...and the majority of them haven't even done work like this before!
So after a long day of work, Amy and I headed back for a refreshing shower before making spaghetti for 60 people...note to self, buy more sauce and cook the noodles earlier and in two pots next time! Yikes! But thanks to one of our wonderful "Mississippi Moms," we were able to make it work. Now off to bed...
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