untitled.

So this was the third day of work. We had walked into the house on Monday with half of its walls bearing their two-by-fours and now are proud to say that all the walls are not only up (save for a bathroom and bedroom; the bathroom because we don't have that type of sheet-rock & the room because it has wood paneling which we also lack) but they are nearly ready to be painted... Just give it another couple of days :)

I mention this not just for the sake of a general update on work status but because it reminded me of another trip with similar weather...

Today three women from FEMA came to check in on our homeowners and to make sure that the rebuilding was coming along swiftly so that they can allow [the homeowners] further use of the trailer set up in the front yard. I may not have caught the significance of this had Liz and I not been outside when they came up the walkway (and she mentioned it) ... On the first work day in New Orleans, Liz and I had worked together for an elderly gent who had been trying to rebuild his house on his own for the two years prior to our arrival (two years ago). He had had a court date set a couple days after this work day of ours and had to prove that his rebuilding was going at a decent rate or else his house would be taken by the city (who had plans to buldoze the property).

Of course, this didn't hapen; both Godsquad and the Episcopal Hurricane Relief wouldn't allow it to. i thought about this as the FEMA ladies toured the house, almost shocked to see how much work was done and how much had been done since their last visit which was aparently when there were absolutely no walls.

Just thought I'd share that :)

-Caroline.