The End of Session One

Session one has just about been completed. A few people have already left. We only worked half a day today and then washed and cleaned the trucks. Ive done a variety of jobs this week. I painted at the Newsome's house on Monday. On Tuesday I went with Bob and Karl to Miss Thomas's to drywall a ceiling, paint a ceiling and install a new front door. We got home early that day too. Then on Wednesday, I went with Bill and Hugo to replace plywood on a back porch with deck boards. But we first had to reinforce the joists and all that.
On Wednesday night I went with Lin and Dale to have supper with a client whose house they worked on in November of last year. We had a catfish fry, quite tasty actually. It was quite an experience. Mr. Isaac and Miss Diane are very welcoming and friendly. I am invited over there whenever I want, as long as I phone ahead so they can prepare. We then went with them to their Southern Baptist church for a Bible class and prayer meeting. Dale, Lin and I stood out, the only white people. It was very much like you see on TV. Loud and involved.
On Thursday I went back to McCormick's, the porch place. We finished up the back and started on the front. Bob, Karl and Pete were there as well. Bob spent most of the day under the house, trying to reinforce the floor in the bathroom, as the floor was extremely rotten. Bob actually fell through tried to stop himself by putting his hand on the wall and went through the wall. Bob and I got a workout throwing the cast iron tub out of the window. We finished up the front porch this morning. It was quite a change from what it was.