Trip 4, Day 2

So here's the story: the blog from yesterday mysteriously disappeared. It told me that it posted, and then it disappeared. We're all pretty sad about this, but I (Meaghan) am particularly sad about this because there is nothing worse than having to re-write something you have already written!

Because of this inconvenience, I'm going to quickly highlight some of the great parts of yesterday and show you some pictures. The pictures are the best part anyway, right?

We had a great day of work yesterday. More cement mixing which is RIDICULOUSLY hard here. If you want to try it at home, take a shovel out to your back yard and then put your youngest child (ok, maybe your middle child if you still have an infant) in it and then try to lift them repeatedly. Oh, and try to simulate 85 degrees with humidity. It's really hard, is all I'm trying to say. Others in the group were doing still more difficult shovel work while they dug trenches where we were pouring our concrete. Still more of us worked in the building with a massive group of children. They did crafts, sang songs, and played games. We have more and more people at the work site every day, and the mood is joyful.

You'll see that we have posted a video below. The ground we are wheelbarrow-ing concrete over is extremely bumpy and hard to navigate, making an already challenging task even more difficult. At one point there is just a huge ditch full of water. Gary and John found two four inch lengths of cement (like a cement 2x4?) and rigged a bridge for us to get the wheelbarrow over. I felt compelled to try a balance beam routine, and the great Cait Clendenin offered a terrific commentary. I hope you enjoy the video! Here are the promised pictures:

Sandy showing a picture to Ishmael

The kids doing their crafts

Yesterday's craft

The Krasicky's

Mav on the bridge

The poles along the edge of the property

Joseph fanning Lynne off at the end of a long day
And finally, the balance beam routine: