Day 4 - catching up

By the time Thursday rolled around, we were pretty pooped and didn't get anything to the blog. So, I'll post some pictures of Thursday.

Thursday was a day pretty much like the days before, mud, sand.  But, in looking back to the pictures from Day 1, you can really see a change.   A lady came by to measure for kitchen cabinets and that sort of made it seem more real. And then I thought, crap, where are those going to hang, we certainly didn't need great dry wall work behind cabinets. By then I was sort of assessing where to apply effort and behind the water heater wasn't exciting either.

Warren and Cindy decided to chill and rest at the church at night.  The rest of us decided to see what Third Thursday was all about. This is an art and music festival that draws around 5,000 people.  We ate our way through the streets, I had a cheap date. I am not positive I would have bought the little thing for $1, had it not had a catchy title.  It was a bacon wrapped date, filled with cheese.  Proof I will eat anything, but it was yummy.   Later on we found deep fat fried Oreos, guess these aren't just an Iowa State Fair treasure and at $1 each, that was a steal!

Kate and Jessica (our 20 something site supervisors) both met us there.  I thought that was pretty cool, that they liked us enough to hang out with us old people.  

On the way back to the church (our hotel), we drove by the Butterfly People Wall. Throughout our stay in Joplin, we heard amazing stories of lives saved by 'Butterfly People' during the tornado. Believed to be angles.  They have a beautiful wall painted as a tribute. there is talk that there is a book being written.


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LeLoie giving quilts made at Linn Grove to RebuildJoplin.org

LeLoie, Stephani and Courtney

Lynn and Jo's room.  Pretty much done

Kate, site supervisor, AmeriCorp

James, Warren and LeLoie working on the porch stairs

Pastor Cindy and Mike's working gear

LeLoie presented Linn Grove stained glass crosses to Jessica, Kate, Marvin and Marty. Marvin and Marty are retired and volunteer most of the year in Bolivia. They have built big things, like schools and hospitals

Warren working on the porch boards

 RebuildJoplin.org booth at Third Thursday

 Drywall mask

Didn't quite understand the painting of mattresses (and they were nice mattresses) but the kids were having fun.

 Live mannequins in the downtown Joplin store front

 Kate waiting on the crew to finish shopping in the art/jewlery store

 Linda photo bombing Lynn and LeLoie

Ordering deep fat fried Oreos and Twinkies

 The painted butterfly people wall

 Jessica's note to Lynn and Jo!!!! Much appreciated by Day 4