It was supposed to get to 44 today, the actual high was 35. It was damp, breezy, and cloudy. It is down to 31 now and supposed to get down to 26 tonight. Fortunately it is supposed to be sunny tomorrow with a high of 48. The weatherman just said we may get some snow flurries tonight.
After several days of rain our concrete forms, even though they were covered by plastic, had a bunch of mud and water in them. We spent the morning digging out the mud and bailing out the water.
Another volunteer couple, Lester and Marie, started today. They are from Newfoundland Canada. They will be here for a couple of weeks. Marie and Kathy continued painting. In the afternoon Lester and I measured a roof parapet so that Ron could order new siding for it. I also spent some time checking for more loose bolts in the new pre-engineered building. I was able to loosen about 10 bolts just using my fingers. Chris, the guy in charge of the new building, is going to get the contractor back out here to re-tighten all the bolts. We quit work at around 3:30 because it was so miserable out.
We were talking with a couple from Zambia during supper tonight. (They have two darling little girls. The older one is 5 and the younger one is around 3.) We were talking about where we were from and the wife/mother told us that she grew up in Monroe, MI.
They are taking classes here. They are also trying to find some work teams who would be willing to go to Zambia and help them build dormitories so that people who come to their place in Zambia to study will have a place to live.
Good night to all and may God bless you and yours.
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