Game Night

The temperature in the dashboard read 32 degrees when I got up this morning at 6am.  Freezing.  There was frost on the grass and on large surfaces outside, and it felt frosty inside also.

The women had another day off today.  When we asked if we could have a day off also, the answer was an emphatic “No”.  There’s always more furniture, always more deck work, and probably a bunch more work waiting in the wings.  So for us it was a full day.

Because it was a cold morning, we worked on furniture and (surprise!) there was another eight chairs and two tables waiting in the maintenance bay.  So guess what we did for the day?

You got it!

Deb went thrift store shopping with the other women and went out for lunch with them. They also stopped by a discount grocery store in Hendersonville and she came back with several bags of groceries that were deals just too good to pass up.

We took a short hike down a two-track road behind the maintenance buildings after work.  This is an area that most people who come here don’t see and there’s probably a bit of history here if someone still remembers or has documented it.

First, it’s the remnants of what appears to be an old pickup truck that has obviously been here a while.  It is barely recognizable with all the underbrush and bamboo trees growing up through it.

Next was a foundation and a fireplace from what probably was a house.  It would be very easy to miss because of all the vegetation growing in and around it.  Makes you wonder who lived here and when and what they did out here.

We gathered with the other couples at 6pm for a game night.  First was some required paperwork that the group leader needed to fill out at the end of the project.  Steve also shared his testimony and how he prays for people and writes their names and a verse on a 3x5 card.  He gave us the cards he wrote for us and for Abigail.  Such a neat idea.

We learned a new game, called Clear the Table or Sweep, played with a few decks of playing cards.  A simple enough game to allow conversation to continue during play.

This is our last night here.  Tomorrow after work is done, we’re hitting the road for a few hours towards home.