A blustery day

The wind picked up today. We, (Meggie, Gail & Brittany) didn't notice it much at the Yellow House but when we went to lunch at Captain John's there was a definite breeze. Meggie was very kind to gently point out that it wasn't just a breeze...it was wind! Okay, okay. Douglas stayed out of the wind at lunch but still wanted to be a part of the team. This is what we saw of him.

More wind meant less bugs, of which we are extremely grateful. Meggie's hands and arms are looking like she has chicken pox. More wind also meant a change in weather, which about mid-afternoon meant muggy. It also stirred up the Gulf a bit. Jonathan sent me a text message at about 2pm saying "the water is rising!" The tide is up, rain is coming, flood warnings are in effect. But nothing major, just higher than usual tide. A few of the roads around our rental house have already flooded over. Steven was very disappointed to find out that our street is not flooded. Bummer.

The sheet rock crew busted a move today! Captain John's house is actually beginning to look like a house on the inside! There are walls! There's something very satisfying about seeing walls go up.

There's also something satisfying about seeing paint come off a house in long strips. Really, satisfying. I had fun playing on top of a ladder today, seeing how far I could reach to scrape off the paint. Meggie was perfectly content to stay on the front porch. Gail braved the ladder though!

Here's a few pictures of the inside of the Yellow House. We mucked and gutted here a year ago...it's a little cleaner than before. A group came through and bleached the kitchen cabinets 3x to get them clean.

Tomorrow is our last day. This week went by too fast as usual. There's supposed to be thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully they don't slow the work down!