A dirty, bruised, battered, tired team Biloxi has just finished its week helping Miss Lisa build her new house in D'Iberville, MS. She'll be living next door to "Miss Peaches" in a cute little neighborhood just down the store from Crawdaddy's grocery/luncheon (best hushpuppies EVER!) where we met Sheriff "Chunk" (he's also living in a FEMA trailer and waiting for his Habitat application to be approved so he and his wife can move into their own house...)
We worked reallym really hard this week, and I learned how to work about 3 different types of saws (some while high up on a ladder,) how to 'wrap' a house to get it ready for siding, how to get a room ready for dry wall, and how to use a hammer the right way!
No surprise that we're a focused, energetic and efficient group -- the housing inspector said it was 'the best Habitat house he'd seen so far!' We've all done a great job, but it's on the drive in and out of work every morning we're reminded of the overwhelming destruction this area suffered: debris absolutely everywhere, beautiful white sand beaches littered with relics from people's homes, church crosses and flagpoles bent into twisted angles everywhere. Despite all that, the people here have shown nothing but unanimous support and thanks to all volunteers like us in the area. It's hard not to well up in tears everytime we're thanked and hugged by total strangers. Going home with warm feelings towards this special group of new friends who I've experienced this week with....I'd can't imagine a better week of work! Rosann
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