Taking the blog for a test run prior to the 2014 trip.

Just a quick note before heading off to Janice Bailey's house for the day. The O'Neal house is secure, has walls and sub floors in every room. New doors. Windows secured. The walls have been taped and mudded and we have made arrangements to have someone sand and texture all of them.  Today, we are painting at Janice's house. Terry tells us it will be challenging because there are 150 ballisters on the porch and they rest against a screen that we cannot paint. Apparently, folks here think we are miracle workers!  Yesterday, I had the opportunity to cut wood with a circular saw and a table saw. I also used the heavy duty pneumatic gun to nail down subflooring I helped Darryl cut and place. I also used an impact drill to lay special subflooring in the bathroom with Darrah. I was exhausted, but not too tired to go to the French Quarter for a wonderful dinner at Orleans Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro. Now, I am headed off to the store to buy sweatshirts. Most of us under packed, because we have never experienced 52 degree weather in NOLA.

Hit the wall today! We spent the day hanging ceilings and the persnickity spaces we were too tired to tackle yesterday. The good news is that the drywall is all up! Floors and ceilings, oh my! Everyone of us was completely spent. A hot shower helped revive us, though.

It was hot and humid and sprinkled rain today, and it continues to rain tonight.  Terry is still working up tomorrow's tasks in his head.

It's quiet in the dining room tonight. Some people are out, but most have gone to bed. Tomorrow is our last day at the O'Neal home. We have agreed to work at Janice Bailey's house on Friday. We are hoping to see her grandchildren, too!

Where are my fellow bloggers?  Another great day. We are going through drywall like it was candy! We have hung more than 100 sheets, and Terry has 40 more on his shopping list. We also hung 20 bales of insulation. We are still having a lot of fun and working hard.  The weather has been warm and sunny, and the food has wbeen amazing.  The house is so large that we can work without stepping on each other. The electricians finished installing miles of wires today and we closed up the walls to secure the wires from burgulary. Wendy told us that the wires were stripped 3 times.
It is wonderful to be able to help a neighbor in need. How blessed we are to have the ability to do this work.

Hello all. Great day today. Terry said we hung between 60-70 sheets of drywall. There are six rooms, 2 bathrooms and a few closets. The walls are 14 feet tall. The electrician came in to finish his job. we are tasked to finish the drywall in the morning. The homeowner's daughter came to dinner with us at FUUNO tonight to tell ua about her dad and the history of the house and that Bayou Road is rich in history. She ended her visit by singing us a glorious song she learned while traveling with her dad in Kentucky. What a perfect ending to a wonderful day.

Monday morning

Alive and kicking. Everyone is on sheetrock duty this morning! Away we go.

Sorry for all the typos. I am struggling with connection issues and how my tablet allows meto see and edit text. For example, I cannot change meto to me to. I am way too tired to figure a better option.