October 7, 2021 – getting close!

It was a rainy day here in Sullivan, with some pretty heavy downpours.   I’m definitely glad that most of our work is indoors.

After another wonderful devotional from a local pastor, Bob handed out our task list.   It was a full sheet today, but I was glad to see that it was only one column long ;-).    As Bob typically says, … the same as yesterday, but a bit different.   It was the final push before the cleaning and carpet installation tonight.    Most of the activity today was around painting:  continuing to paint the doors, floor molding final coat, and any touch ups as needed.   It is amazing how detailed this crew is …. as you can tell from the picture below.   Ramona is using a fine painters brush to touch up the wall paint!   This house is certainly getting a lot of love 🙂

Another team used the Habitat for Humanity Restore box truck to pick up the refrigerator and get it hooked up.   There were also door knobs and door stops being installed.

The last couple of ceiling fans and lights were installed.

Most of the team was done by late morning.   Around that time, I got a call from FedEx telling me that our crate from Tiffin motor homes had arrived at the Habitat ReStore.   We ordered a new front grill for our motor home, since our last one snapped on the trip here.   Unfortunately, the original grill had a poorly designed mount, which caused it to fail.    When we ordered the part from Tiffin, they said they would ‘crate it up’ and ship it, so we didn’t really know how big a box to expect.    Since the crate was delivered to the ReStore, we were able to use the box truck to pick up the part and bring it over to our motor home.

The good news is that the new grill has been redesigned with better bottom mounting.   The bad news is that we will have to customize our fiberglass hood to get it installed.   Joe was able to call Tiffin to find out how it should be mounted.   So…. that’s the project for tomorrow after work.

Tonight, our team was treated to a steak dinner at the local Ambucs.   This is the organization that builds ramps and provides special trikes for people locally who are mobility disabled.   It’s a real ‘good ‘ol boy’s club that has a lot of fun, and really helps the community.    They have a huge grill out back so they can cook a ton of food.   The menu today was delicious steaks, baked potatoes, salad, ‘famous’ cowboy baked beans and dessert.   To me, it’s a wonderful example of how great the heartland of America really is!

Looking forward to the key ceremony tomorrow!