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Monday, June 18, 2012

Hello All!
      As Lydia may have mentioned, today was a hard, but fun, day of work.  On site we met the owners of the house; Rick, his wife, and his two kids, Zack and Cassie. The MacPly group all worked on the same site, but we were split into two groups. One group built the wall and ceiling frame in the bathroom, and the other group put siding on the outside of the house. I worked in the bathroom with group one, and heard enough Justin Beiber to last me a lifetime. I was officially named water master with Hannah B., and everyone stayed hydrated, but toasty. We drove the path of the tornado, and saw the destruction.  Houses are no longer where they once stood, it moved the hospital off of its foundation, and the highschool is a huge pile of rubble that's still there one year after the tornado.  The showers are in a trailer in the back of the church, and though we may have had to wait half an hour, it was the most amazing shower I have ever taken.  I guess you have to get a little dirty to feel this clean!  All in all, having a wonderful time, and I look forward to the rest of the week. Love you Mom, Dad and Maddie!
Much love,
Julia Schafer

2 comments:

Lee the Former Scapegoat said...

Thanks for the update. Stay cool, stay safe, work hard. Proud of all of you. Lee

Maddie said...

Sounds cool! I miss you all a lot. Tell everyone else that I say "hi." See you soon!