Building Dreams...

Our day started by ending yesterday. We didn't leave the jobsite until 2:00 am this morning.

Even though the build has fallen slightly behind schedule, everyone is still working together to meet the deadline. FYI... They don't really build the house in one week, they actually do it in 102 hours or less. Any time you hear them say they are 5 or 6 hours behind schedule, now you know what that really means to finishing on time.


We got to take what appears to be the last hop in the helicopter (the pilot said he'll be heading back to Oklahoma in the morning). Both Cesar and I would like to give a hearty THANK YOU to the guys at Simmons Homes for shuttling us around so that we could get some awesome aerial images.

Here we see some volunteers patiently waiting for some "marching orders".


The unique shape of the house (and church too for that matter) is designed to stand up against hurricane force winds. It also is one of the reasons that the project has fallen slightly behind schedule.

Here is one of Cesar's photos of the Hwy 90 bridge that we have to take for the 20 minute ride to get to the jobsite for the house (when we aren't taking the 5 minute ride in the helicopter).

That's "your's truly" getting to play "real photographer" like the big boys (again, thanks to the guys at Simmons homes).


Back on the ground we found the volunteers have mad some progress catching up with the schedule.

Part of the credit for catching up on the schedule is all the hard work put forth by the volunteers. Here you see a fireman that has donated his time to help build one of his firemen brethren a wonderful home.



To see more photos of the Extreme Makeover, click here.