Trip #9 has begun!

We are in Mississippi! Our flight out yesterday was delayed a little but seeing as how we were on the same plane all the way through, it wasn't a big deal. We arrived in NOLA at 1:15am, went straight to the rental car counter, got our 2 suv's (I told the team as we approached the rental car I'm driving "Ben's gonna approve of these!) and were on the road by about 2am. At the house about 3:15 and in bed by 4am...that's 2am CA time. Long day but everyone was in good spirits.

We had already planned on taking the day slowly. We went to Cracker Barrel (my favorite) for breakfast and then placed the call to Ben saying it we were heading his way. We met up at Captain John's house to get an idea about what the week will entail. Sure enough, things changed before our time was up. The original plan was that we would build a ramp out to the fence line of the property, by the road, so that when the water rises (as it does in the swamp) he can get out to his truck. We are also to install shelves in the closets. And then things changed.

The inspector had been out to Captain John's for a final inspection. There was a note on the door that said "need to fix the handrails on stairs and the treads need to be 10 inches". Great. So now we are dealing with the handrails and redoing the stairs before getting to the ramp. But there is much to be joyful about! Captain John is out of the hospital! He talked with us quite a while. AND the electrical work is done, there's a box outside, lights are on, a stove and fridge are in place and he's thisclose to moving in. Hallelujah!

Tomorrow we will start on the work at Captain John and will also send a crew out to Miss Donna's house to get moving on the siding there. There's work ahead and we are ready!

And, Ben, by the way, took one look at our Ford and GMC Suv's and said "you finally brought real vehicles." I knew he would approve. :)