Last Day

Introduction
The week has ended with a bang. Between an early 6am breakfast, lunch at Ms. Ruby's and Coco's, and a red eye flight - everyone on the team is flat out exhausted. With mixed emotions we've arrived home safely.

Rise and Shine
There's a big rule around camp, which states that workers can't arrive at the job sites before 8:00. This ensures that the residents and the workers aren't under stress. However, this being the last day, John threw that "guideline" to the wind with a hearty, "We're going to get this done guys. What's Ed going to do, fire us?"
So we left the camp at 6, had a few breakfast burritos and coffee at Sonic, arriving at the job sites before 6:30. Our team worked straight until we declared a "union break" at 10 o'clock. After that short break it was back to work until lunch. Everything from tiling to finalizing a few doors was performed today.

Ms. Ruby and Coco's Feast
As a thanks for our work, Ms. Ruby joined forces with Coco and her husband to prepare a large meal for the whole group. Trays delicious catfish was prepared and a talkative meal without any eating competitions. Mid-way through the eating, Coco arrives on the scene, up to her eyeballs with even more food! In the end, there was 5 varieties of cake, crackers, coleslaw, and crab dip.


Visiting
After lunch, we took a drive down to the house that the old team worked on last time they were down here. It was a relief for the whole group to see a finished house. Seeing a happy home owner living in their completed house gave closure to our unfinished projects. The old members chatted awhile with the resident they had gotten to know so well - there were some close, sawdust moments.



Plane Ride
Waiting in line and passing through security, our team was back in an airport heading home. The mood was much quieter than it was a few days ago. The plane ride gave two important opportunities that we hadn't had time for the whole week. A time for reflection and a time for sleep. Arriving at Seattle at 12:30, picking up the luggage and driving home, the 21 hour day was at an end.