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Thursday, October 22

Well Wednesday lived up to its name and turned out to be a challenging day.  We arrived at our new assignment, a home that was supposed to be near completion.  After many frustrating starts and stops we made progress by sorting tools, prioritizing needed work and identifying material and tool needs.  Cleaning out the garage turned out to be more excitement than expected.  We finished the day at the Olive Garden in a driving rainstorm.  We awoke this morning to sheets of rain blowing across the compound.  The sidewalk flooded quickly making us stay in the breakfast room for awhile.  We finally got the call from Galveston saying it was safe to drive over to the island. 

Today was a good day of accomplishments.  Thresholds were installed, spackling on every wall was done, baseboards were painted, drywall mudding was done in the bathroom, and appliances were installed.  This second home is on the far side of Galveston Island, which received the worst of the flooding.  Many of the houses have been bulldozed or abandoned.  Unemployment in Galveston is at 50% so we see many men sitting and waiting.

Tomorrow, Friday, will be our last full day of work and we hope to complete much of the remaining work on our second home.