I have mixed feelings about building. I feel somewhat useless at times, partly because our group is very big and partly because I have no skills. Sometimes Habitat sites are slightly disorganized, and this doesn't make me feel any more useful. However, it was cool to see the walls go up on this particular house in Lawrence, even if all I did was hammer some nails and paint it yellow.
It was difficult splitting my time between Bike & Build and my family. Fortunately my chore group exempted me from our tasks (laundry; thanks a bunch guys) and on the third build day (today) my group leaders allowed me to leave the site at 1:00 (thanks again).
Here are some pictures Perry took at the build site, so you guys can see what went down:
(Perry - as I'm uploading these to your blog I hear your dad snoring in the other room. Will testify if necessary... see you in about 5 hours)
6 comments:
Hi Rachel - Miss Mocha is home - but she knows no one is there, so she wants to come to my house and play. She misses her family too!
I'm really proud of your trip and all the riding - I have 2 bikes, one has 5100 miles and the other has 5600 miles - but that is about 5000 miles per year! Not in one summer! Look forward to seeing you and talking to you when you get back.
Stay safe the rest of the trip, and enjoy those mountains!
sally
It was great to see you, Rachel! You look great and we are proud of you. It was nice to meet your B&B friends and we are proud of them too! Love, Dad
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Greetings Rachel and fellow bikers:
Holly, John, and Louise(the cooks from St Paul Church) in Middletown, Ct bid you hello. We have followed your adventures eagerly. John and I look on this site every evening to see how you all are doing. It seems like such a long time ago you were all hanging your bike clothes from the trees in the church yard!! We have followed your good days and your not so great times, but always we are excited to read your stories and see the pictures. Every Sunday in the bulletin your intinerary for the coming week is listed. It is really special to be a small part of your adventures and we continue to wish you all the best.
holly
Hi Rachel, I've enjoyed seeing your blog. Brent talked to your folks today at church and got your address. The kids and I are in Napa, California visiting my sister and her family. We'll be going home on Tuesday. We are going to the beach tomorrow. We are so proud of all your accomplishments on this ride. We love you and are looking forward to seeing you in August. Stay safe. Love, Sherri and all
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