Our Last Day

Monday, our final day. The heat continued here as in most places on the East coast: sweltering, oppressive, draining. We worked hard and long, but fell far short of finishing. Did you see that coming? I guess we did, too. However, we didn't want to think about it.

As I write it is 10 minutes to 9 PM, and JoEllen, Debbie and Don are still at work in the front room. Don is showing them how to lay out the lines to begin putting vinyl tile down on the floor. As with so many days before, the front room was all-consuming in terms of time. The trim work -- measuring, cutting, staining, coping corners, putting on polyurethane -- was simply without end. When the floor is finished being laid, the room will be done. Perhaps by Midnight??

The men's room/unisex bath and shower room has made continued progress, but it is far from finished. All three showers are in pace and connected, but the separate dressing rooms, benches and dividers are only pieces of pre-cut wood at this point. One toilet is in and the frames are up with Melamine on them. No doors, yet. The walls behind and on the sides of the toilets are completed, but not painted. The two-sink vanity is being donated and will arrive in about 6 weeks. The tile work is done and grouted, but not sealed.

At this point our plan is to return for about 3 more days of work to coincide with the arrival of the vanity. Most of us would like to be here for another Sunday of worship, too -- perhaps bringing some music along with us!

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