Day 5 in Mobile Alabama

Have you ever expereinced being in a space that is aout the height of a fridge box, but the area of a house? Well I have. Today we got switched to a new site. This new site entailed going under the house, what people from Wisconsin call basements, but much shorter in height. I was blessed to spend a total of about 7 hours below the house!! I got to rake dirt, level dirt, dig a hole, keep the foundation from sliding, and make some new friends. This was all done in a place where I was unable to stand straight up. I had trouble doing this at first and was scared at first because well this was below a house that could have had snakes. Now you are asking well how did you dig a hole with a normal size shovel (the ones used to dig holes in a backyard)to dig a hole is a 4 foot height. Well it has to be done very carefully. Meaning watch your head and do not hit it on the banister things. It also means you have to shovel at an angle and sometimes shovel from a sitting position. That was hardwork, but it got done. That was only the beginning of my adventures below a house. During this who process I was with Joe for Texas Christian University. He told me about his college and his life. I also worked with Dave from Illinois Wesleyan. Him and I shared jokes and just talked about the house. OH the friends I made while I busy breaking staple guns and stapling a large piece of plastic to walls. I will always remember this experience by the orangeish, redish, dirt stains on the clothes that I wore today.
This week I have gotten to experience being below the house and above the house. It was a great experience with both, but I would prefer roofing instead of playing in the dirt below the house. Roofing I can see everything that is going on around the house, unlike down below no one notices you unless you scream out the little windows. I may never be able to have these experiences again, so I cherished every moment of it.
Well tomorrow is our last day of working. I have enjoyed it so far, and I am hoping that the roof gets finsihed tomorrow because I want to see a finished roof for a family that I helped make possible.
Peace out,
Amy W