The Last Day

Our second SOWER project is in the books.  Today was the last day of work and was mainly clean-up and wrap-up of the projects that were going on.  After finishing installing a light above the volleyball court, I actually wielded a paintbrush for a while and helped touch up the carpetball games in the gym.  It took me a while to put away all the electrical stuff that had piled in the basket of the lift; three weeks accumulation of leftovers and pieces of wire can add up.  I wore a couple different hats briefly, helping to assemble a tile saw for another SOWER who is on assignment here for three months and is renovating a couple bathrooms, and fixing the clothes dryer in Bo’s house that had somehow ingested a dryer sheet into its fan.

After finishing the last of the painting and cleaning up the brushes, Jim and I supervised Denny, who was tuning up the camp’s collection of chainsaws.  The last day of a project is typically like this, with many ending early because the individual projects are completed.

A couple of the notable projects completed for this group:  the mural, the pickle ball court, the storage room behind the kitchen, the lighting, and a few others.

Two of the couples left right after work and saying good-bye was a little hard because we have gotten to know them and have worked beside them for these three weeks.  We stood for a few moments, saying the good-byes and even shedding a few tears before Rich and Margie’s big RV lumbered out of its position.  Bob and Debi pulled out soon after.  Now there is a big empty space in the neighborhood and it is a bit quieter around here.

We leave tomorrow morning.  The bikes and kayaks are all secured on the back, all we have to do tomorrow morning is fill up with water and empty the waste tanks and we’re on the road again. Stay tuned for what happens next.

We had our last game night, playing Sweep the Table for a few hours.  Somewhat smaller crowd now that four have left, but a great time nonetheless.