Extreme Makeover Part 2

It was slow going in Chapman last night. They weren't ready for the electricians when they arrived. When I talked to him at 9:00 they still hadn't gotten started yet. There were a lot of volunteers on hand, he thought maybe a couple hundred. But maybe there wasn't enough direction or leadership. A lot of standing around waiting for the next task.

Chris was supposed to be working in the garage but when he left at 11:00, the concrete still hadn't been poured. We heard this morning that they didn't end up getting anyone in the garage to work until 3:00 am! The did get the pantry/laundry room roughed in. He said it was an 8x10 room with 8 guys in there working, plumbers, heating and air, electricians. But everybody was really nice, courteous, and understanding. It took them 30 minutes to get it completed. So, they decided to head on back home since they had plenty of people and nothing else to work on.

It's interesting to hear what really goes on there. On TV they make it look so easy and seamless with no problems. But that sure isn't the case right now. They've had some pretty big issues, nothing that can't be fixed, but I sure wouldn't want to be around during all this. If that was my house, I would be going on vacation too! And don't tell me anything that happened, I just want to enjoy the finished product!! After building our own home and experiencing the ups and downs of building over a 6 month time, I can only imagine what goes on when building a house from the ground up in 7 days. It's very cool what ABC and everyone involved with each of these homes is doing. Keep up the good work!!

Here's a couple of pics of the progress from last night!!
(And only one celebrity sighting, Michael Moloney was the only one that Chris saw there, maybe we'll see more on Sunday!!)