Today at the homeless shelter was basically the same as the beginning of the week, however the heat index at 9:00am was 138 degrees. The morning went very well. Arie and Jason were working on sanding and applying drywall compound to the walls. Janelle, Calvin and Olivia stopped sanding in the room they were working on at noon and started to do the taping of the stairwell that Gavin, Simon and Hal just finished.
After lunch the heat became oppressive. Meghan Burley said "it was hot" Jon, Allison, Joe, Meghan and Tara were hanging drywall in the back room behind the stairwell and completed quite a bit of the room.
Hadleigh and Brynne worked with our staff leader Jeremiah on insulating some of the walls so Jon's group could hang the drywall.
The Chupacabra's spent the day working on the railing and finishing off the bathroom and windows. Meanwhile Andrea made praline brownies, po-boys and beans for the picnic at Fountainbleu State Park. Andrea's mom stopped by to donate some clothes to our group, from Andrea's sister - an artist from New Orleans. One of her projects is the Muses - a group of women who decorate shoes to distribute at an annual parade in New Orleans. Catherine has the t-shirt to prove it.
I had a chance to introduce Jeremiah to Crossfit. I found some large pipe on the site so we could do a little Crossfit workout. Tara video taped the whole thing so you can ask her to see it. We did box jumps and overhead squats in that heat. It was horrible.
We are looking forward to finishing strong tomorrow and head to Meridian, MS for the night and then head to Mt. Vernon on Saturday morning.
Lauren with Mr. Yates. The Chupacabras built out the windows, started reinforcing the railing and finished sanding and mudding throughout the apartment. We also found two snakes skins in a drawer. We don't know where the snakes are and decided not to look for them. 
This morning we returned to our original worksite where Meghan explains site progress to Julia, NOAH staff, while Jon receives guidance on the project. Jon, Allison, Arie, and Joe clean up the foundation footers following the previous night's rain. Jon and Joe discuss drainage with NOAH staff.
After working hard in the morning as shown here during a hydration break. The group sanding in the homeless shelter of Catherine, Olivia, Calvin and Janelle have just about finished this room. Gavin and Simon have been working with Hal hanging drywall in the stairway leading to the second floor. Robert and Brynne worked taping and finishing in the hallway. Hadleigh and Jason were working in the front 2 rooms sanding and applying the final coats of mud to the walls.
The two teams working on the Homeless shelter enjoyed cooler temperatures this morning until around noon. Then the sun came out! Wow it was hot. We all were working on drywall again. Some of us were hanging and some were sanding and finishing. You can see Tara on the business end of a sanding pole. The teams worked hard and got alot done so we broke the job down early and went to Snoasis for snow balls. Snoasis is one of the better ways to stay hydrated while working in Slidell.
Lauren sanding, and sanding and then sanding some more. E.J. and Damian enjoyed a morning of mudding. Tomorrow - more sanding! Russell was named Jester of the Court of Mardi Gras and the Chupacabra's mascot was a hit at the parade. Music sharing continues..........
Here is the first days work for group Chupacabra. They are in full drywall sanding mode. Look at them wearing dusk masks! Good work being safe!
The All Stars group finishing a large drywall job. Our job is a homeless shelter that is trying to be started up again. Currently there is not a shelter in Slidell and there is a need for such a place. We are working on hanging and finishing drywall. We had a great first day and got alot done. Yes Mom we are staying hydrated.
Los Banditos Azules working hard on their job before they got rained out. They had to relocate shortly after this was taken to The All Stars Group job site.
