Today was by far the most 
physical day we have had.  Steve, 
Katie, Cassie and Jen worked on 
finishing the siding.  
Karin, Garrett, Alex and Michael 
finished ripping up the 
porch decking and got most of the new decking up. 
We worked 
side by side with Bruce learning a lot and having 
a lot of laughs. Bruce said he enjoyed listening to
 the teens talking. 
The 11 year old that lives in the house finally 
came out to 
meet us and ended up playing yard fri...

Crew 5 may have had its most productive day yet today.
  We put up board, soffit and facia along most of the front
 of the house (which has the highest peak.). 
All of the teens were involved in measuring, cutting, climbing
 ladders and hammering nails.  It has been amazing to watch them grow in confidence as they develop new skills.

We had an opportunity to spend more time with our homeowner.  
She joined us for lunch and shared with us stories about
 her life and about the commun...