Well, thats it for the regular DRS for me for now This coming week will be a whole lot different. From working with retired/semi-retired folk to working with people my age and younger. Could prove to be very interesting. Just this past Tuesday, Bill and I were riding around and we stopped in at the house which we gutted. There was a lot of action happening there. The Lutheran crew was crawling under the house, finishing up leveling the house. The plumbers were in the back with a mini-excavator digging a new sewer line, and there were about 15-20 people in side hanging drywall. I walked in there, 6-8 people hanging, another 8-10 mudding in one bedroom. And I just shook my head. But then it occurred to me, wait, thats going to be us next week. All of us all working in one house. But I am looking forward to it.
I had a pretty neat surprise on Wednesday evening. When I got home from work, I peaked into the dining area and saw a "Happy Birthday" sign on the wall. I walked over to the kitchen and asked the ladies there whose birthday it was, as it wasnt mentioned at breakfast. They wouldnt say, as it was a surprise. So I thought it must be the next construction supervisor, as they came in that afternoon. Then supper rolled around. It was wonderful. Steak and baked potatoes. I was sitting there, chewing a nice bite of steak and stopped. I turned to Bill beside me and said "Im suspicious." On Sunday, one of the cooks asked me what my favourite meal was. I told her steak and baked potatoes. I thought nothing of it, as she asked a few other people, until that moment. That was my favourite meal. So I looked around a little and everyone tried not to make eye contact. Then it was dessert time. All the cooks left to the kitchen, cleaned up and then came out with a birthday cake, singing "Happy Birthday..... Happy Birthday to Reuben". The on-site-manager decided that they should celebrate my birthday before I headed home. So I got the cake placed in front of me and was handed a big knife to cut the first piece. Now I have heard before about the signature DRS cakes, but wasnt thinking about it at the time. I started to cut and it was tough. Real tough. It was styrofoam. And the icing was Chrisco. It was decorated real nice with toy tools and a girl and boy figure that was supposed to be Emily and I. We all had a good laugh about that. I was then presented with a gift from the group. A wonderful card and a Home Depot gift card. I was also given a card and a Home Depot gift card from the head office in Byron Center.
My time has been wonderful, full of friends and memories. I came to the sites expecting to have more grandparents, but the people I worked with always were more than that. They are all friends as well. Im sure I will write sometime next week when the group is down.
2 comments:
It sounds like a great ending to your winter with DRS.
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