All Apologies

Hello All -

Just a brief note of apology from all of us traveling in War, WV. While we have been having a magnificent time spackling, tearing out floors, laying new floor, moving large appliances, painting ceilings, stuccoing floors, sanding walls and sweep up debris, we haven't been very attentive to our blog.

This is about to change! We'll be doing a "group blog" to get you up to speed about what we've been into since Saturday. And, hopefully, we'll be able to have internet access for the rest of the trip so that we can keep you posted with our goings on.

Here is just a little teaser:

We started to eat lunch outside by the bus on Monday. This was our frst day at the work site. But, before we could whip out our bread to make sandwiches, we had been invited in to the house next door to use their plates and kitchen table. Virgie and Jerry have been a life saver. We use their bathroom because the house we are working on does not have water. We ate at their table on Monday which saved us from eating on the muddy ground in the sprinkling rain. Jerry comes to talk music with Chris as he plays his fiddle during our lunch break. And, Virgie has insisted that Taylor take her address so that they can write each other. When we lost our superviosor David for a few hours today, Jerry lent us his ladder and told us to come back for anything else we needed. And, Virgie can't wait to have her picture made with all of us. Needless to say, we love Virgie and Jerry, and love having them next door to us all day every day!

We'll be writing more shortly!

Thanks for thinking of us!

Ellen

c/o Farid, Chris, Taylor, Carrie, Andrew and Tim