 |
User's Login
|
 |
|
|
Site Menu
|
|
|
|
Categories
|
|
|
|
Phamily Online
|
|
Currently no members online:)
You are an anonymous user. You can register for free by clicking here |
We have 29 guests online !
|
|
|
Join Our eGroup
|
|
|
|
|
As you may, or may not, know.....at AutumnMeet, I was crying on Wynette's shoulder about a room in my home I could not use because of water damage to walls and floor and a mold problem in there. I was just venting to my cuz, because my Fred works his butt off at his job and didn't have the time, energy, or skills to fix the room and I couldn't/wouldn't vent my frustration on him anyway. He does all he can already. Cousins come in handy that way. But Wynette went and told Wade. Then Wade comes along, with a gloomy face on, and says I hurt his feelings. I ask what the hell I did now......and he said he was hurt because I didn't let him know I needed help. Then I cried a bit. Then Wade arranged a work weekend at my home, Dragonwood.
To all of you who came, who de-constructed, and who re-constructed the room on our house..........a million thank you's are not sufficient to express my graditude./r Beginning with my Big Brother, Wade; the lovely Diane; the supremely competent Lisa; the fascinating Squeeky-bird (who helped keep me from pestering Wade!)........and....
John and Dawn and Jeannie and Todd (and his big truck) and Jimmy and Jenanne and Nikki and Alex and Panther and Jim (who is the electric and phone go-to man) and Marty and Mike and Jeff and Adrian (how's the poor thumb?) and not forgetting..../r Dee and James and Wilser and David (the other David, not Dee's husband) who hauled off burnables and burned them, and hauled stuff to the big truck and who chopped elephant ears and ginger out of the way and did many other things I did not see because I kept having to go sit down.....
Zephyr, Wynette and Steph who kept the Gator-ade, water, and sodas flowing and sandwiches and pizza handy to fill bellies.....and Jesse who kept me sane...and Ariel who trotted around doing whatever anyone needed a small girl-child to do....and Shelley who fetched in water in those handy little bottles.........
To all of you....my eternal thanks.
There was blood shed, and sweat.....there were feet going through that old rotten floor, there were muscles strained and tempers frayed.....but as far as I'm aware, there were no serious injuries....for which I am grateful. I felt enough guilt for having to ask for help, I'm just glad I don't have to feel guilty for anyone getting seriously hurt.
And I must say I never saw so many tools that make a job easier to do! Amazing! The only hand tools I've ever seen that worked by air compression are the wrenches a tire man uses to loosen the nuts on tires. I should have known Wade would have the most efficient tools around!
So, there's a new floor in there, and new walls, and electric outlets and phone jacks, and the ceiling is fixed, and the sheetrock is "taped and mudded".....and there is a ceiling light where there was none before, and a switch by the door, which I find very cool! It will take us a little time to finish off the room, but now it is manageable with the skills we have.
As my Circle-sister, Dee, said....that gang rocks!!!! And I only recall one time Wade had to tell me I needed to be someplace else! Ardy
Note: The Gallery has photos from this most worthwhile of community get togethers. Literally everyone who showed up did a fantastic job. The festivals are awesome, and the in between socials with small groups of us are really cool. BUT it's these kinds of things that take us from the "wannabes" to a true community.
|
|
| Work Weekend at Fred and Ardys (Was Elders in Need) | Login/Create an account | 1 Comment |
|
| | Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content. |
Re: Work Weekend at Fred and Ardys (Was Elders in Need)
(Score: 1)
by Wwyvern (Wyvern@svhorizon.com)
on Jan 16, 2007 - 03:59 PM
(User info | Send a message)
http://www.myspace.com/lisawyvern
|
Wow..nobody called me that before..pardon me while I drain my swelled head :) Ardy dear, any time you need a hand, just call.
Lisa
|
|
Festival Quote: I still want to see your used one! 
