Saturday, February 23, 2008

i love letters!

yay building houses!

[it's been raining for the past 2-3 days, so the site was basically a mud pit.]

we painted today =]
well... other people painted. i had to finish
stapling/nailing the sub-flooring down.

but that didn't stop me from leaning against a wall...
smooth.




i also had to fix some boards in the attic... that turned out to be a horrible task. not only were you surrounded by insulation, but you had to balance yourself on 2 2x4's so you wouldn't fall through the ceiling. and while you do this you are holding up scrap 2x4's to nail into open spaces [in the outer walls.... we're still working on those.]

you also had to watch out for nails sticking out of the roof.


i was terrified.
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i love it here.

everybody is amazing, and this whole trip has been
a great experience. i talk to people i don't know; we
laugh and help eachother and talk about nothing.
and i sort of feel like i'm actually making a difference.
or atleast i hope i am.

4 comments:

a diver said...

that roof thing sounds terrifying ><

i did that too when i was painting a room once D:

a diver said...

by the way you are totally making a difference :<

Allison said...

ah ha! I leaned on a painted wall once. I was wearing a good shirt, though. >:(
yea, the attic thing does sound pretty scary...with nails...pointing at you... ehhhh.

Amy said...

Rachel,
I like how you're entries are honest and reflective. the pictures also bring your experience to life for the rest of us sitting through another sleet storm.

Keep it up!
Amy