Last week over 500 volunteers with Habitat for Humanity were here in Haiti. They came with Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter as well as Garth Brooks and Tricia Yearwood. We got to enjoy a lovely (yet a bit extravagant) dinner of sea bass and real veggies in an air conditioned dining hall. Then we got to listen to the Garth Brooks concert as well. It was quite refreshing.
When Habitat departed they were encouraged to leave their tools and extra supplies with Christianville, where my sister lives. Uncle Ryan took all the kids "shopping" at the Habitat leftover "store". My kids were thrilled to actually shop and "shop for free even" as Eloise said. They picked out hard hats, hammers, tape measures, rope, and more. The experience got them all geared up to build something. After much planning they decided they wanted a treehouse. So we started it yesterday and got quite a bit further today. Hoping to finish this weekend.
Chris sawing plywood with a hand saw.
The girls testing out the support system!
Looking forward to see the finished treehouse! Looks like fun :) Hugs to all from Aunt Eda
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