Done With the Project; Back to Retirement

Where does the time go?  We are afraid that our lack of posting for awhile might cause some followers to possibly wonder where we've been.  So here is a whole week's recap:

Last Sunday, the congregation of the church where we are working held a big potluck lunch to thank the Nomads for our work.  We met many of our hosts, and they got to know our diverse group better.  We kept plugging away at our various jobs, and checked out local restaurants on Monday and Tuesday evenings.  Wednesday afternoon it was getting pretty hot on the roofing job, so we planned to start early and finish early on Thursday (our last day here).  We left the RVs at 5:30AM on Thursday and were on the roof by 6:00.  We were done and back on the ground by 2:00PM, shortly after this view:

Since the temps hit 89 both days, with very little cloud cover, we were glad to be done early.  Meanwhile, on the shady side of the property, brick pavers were replacing a flower bed:

By the end of our workday, the pavers were all in place and 8 bags of sacrete were mixed and poured along the left edge.  Since it was our last workday, we just had to go out for dinner again to celebrate the successful completion of the project, this time to Mimi's, a family-type chain.

Meeting the participants in the project was great!  Working at the church was very rewarding and the members consistently voiced their appreciation.  It was, however, very hard work and we are ready for the break.  I'm sure that we'll be crossing paths with some of our new friends again!



Now it is Friday, and we have moved back to Paula and Tom's backyard.  We are ready to get back to our former "retired life" of lazy mornings, and taking casual walks after morning coffee.  We have 6 weeks off before our next scheduled project in Iowa.  We have a quiet weekend on tap, followed by a week of hosting friends from MN who are coming down here on vacation.