Family Fun That HAD to Be Blogged

Hey Friends,

This has been a fabulous week. If you have not read the posts from this week, please go back and read them. It will give you a glimpse into what has been going on the last few days. 

So much has been accomplished on the house project. I have been smiling all week because I am so excited. It is looking more and more like a real house every day. 

There is no way for me to properly thank everyone who has worked so hard. I so appreciate all the hard labor and long hours put into this project. Thank you to everyone that has participated in any way.

I am looking forward to tomorrow. We get to be with Pastor Bill Lamb and our dear friends at Anchor of Hope. Revival starts in the morning and is scheduled through Wednesday night. If you are nearby, come join us in service in Lebanon, Ohio. We always have a wonderful time at Anchor of Hope. 

On Monday night I was invited to join in a birthday dinner for my Great Aunt Connie. All of her children and most of her grandchildren gathered at Marion's Pizza to celebrate. The food was delicious and being with my Aunt and cousins was even better. I enjoy getting to see this part of my family. 

I have to include a few pictures from the evening. Marion's is a local favorite pizza place of many people. My favorite pizza there is Sauerkraut and Pepperoni so this was my dinner. 

Now here are pictures of some family members. I was told this had to be "Blogged."

Deb and Hollis

Trying to get Hollis to take a selfie and silly one is the only way he would agree to it. 

Amanda, Dave and there new beautiful baby girl. 

Aunt Connie with her children Deb, Lisa, Delmar and Geneva

Here you go Mike, you are being "Blogged" again like you wanted. 

Logan and Aaron 

We ended the night with a stop at Bills Donut Shop. Bills is another local favorite. Dad went to school with one of the owners. Geneva and I had to get a picture by the sign for the blog. 

That is a wrap on my Monday night fun, I hope you enjoyed coming along. Have a good weekend. 

Odie

Pictures

Here are a few pictures of work in progress and family that Odie snapped this past week. There is always a little work to do when building a house. Thankfully we have family that are willing to help consistently and effectively.

A Little More Forward Motion

My personal work load was not difficult yesterday but I am wore out from watching Bro. Jimmie set tile in the shower and John work his magic with drywall mud. Both these guys put a bunch of muscle, brains and determination into their tasks Wednesday and it shows!

This picture of these two beautiful ladies shows some of the drywall progress behind them.

If the mud has dried well overnight, John plans to put on another coat today and sand it Friday. That is exciting!

The shower looks absolutely fantastic and Bro. Jimmie will probably get it grouted today and then finish the floor as well. I am looking forward to showing you pictures from that whole process. The finished product is going to look great!

Kelly Jo and Odie did a super job picking out materials and envisioning the end result. Bro. Jimmie is doing a super job making their vision a reality.

We all made a trip to Lowe's for grout and this is the scene that greeted us when we walked outside.

That is a pretty good ending to a pretty good day.

Thanks for dropping in.

Davy

Walls That Now LOOK Like Walls

There have been walls standing on the house since May 23rd. That was an extremely exciting day! We have big smiles on our faces today because we have walls that actually LOOK like walls now!

I mentioned HERE a couple weeks ago that we were in Danville, Kentucky preaching a youth service for Pastor David Noe and Olde Path Holiness Church. It was a wonderful night. They had food and fellowship after the service and we stayed and visited a little while before driving home. 

Bro. Corwin Cain and his family were also visiting the service and he asked me before we left where we were in the house construction process. I told him that drywall was being delivered the next week. One thing led to another and Bro. Corwin text me on the way home and told me he was bringing a group of men to hang and begin finishing the drywall one week later! Awesome!

 The drywall was delivered near the end of last week.

I have already posted about most of the preparation toward the end of the week for the drywall. The safe room was block was laid and the pocket door frames were installed.

We insulated a few walls for sound, such as these two walls between the bathrooms and the living room and kitchen area.

We also insulated the wall between the two bedrooms.

On Friday the plumber installed the tub/shower kit in the second bathroom just in time for drywall.

Saturday morning Bro. Corwin and his gang showed up ready to work and work they did.

We provided pizza and some finger foods for lunch.

We appreciate all of these guys working so hard. We had a lot of fun but they drove a long way and exerted a lot of energy to produce all that fun!

This is Jeremiah Vaughn, Doc Fox, Jim Bryant, Corwin Cain, Jacob Cain and of course, Odie.

Jim Bryant's brother brought his sons from Rushville, Indiana and worked all day too.

Bro. Chuck Bryant in blue and his sons Elijah and Blake.

May God bless these men for their kindness and willingness to help us. They gave us a huge boost!

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Kelly Jo, Lisa Isaacs, Karen Boggs, my Mom and probably a few others served lunch for the guys working, then cleaned up afterward.  Most of that same crew plus at least Steve and Deidre tidied up the house and picked up the drywall scraps at the end of the day. It was a successful day because everyone jumped in and assisted wherever they could! Thank you all!

Yesterday morning Bro. Corwin and Bro. Jim sent John from Williamsburg, Kentucky to finish all the drywall. He is off to a real good start and is planning to be back this morning.

This looks like a wall in a house folks!

It sure looks like we are going to be ready for paint soon! I will post more pictures as the work progresses.

Thanks for reading today.

Davy