Sundayrain
Life's a dance, you learn as you go*
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On Thursday Ty Pennington arrived at the doorstep of Renee Wilson in South Carolina......Mrs Wilson a grandmother who cares for her three grandchildren, was nominated by the North Myrtle beach School teachers.
Today I drove the 30 miles to see what was happening. In the background you could hear the hooting and hollars of hundreds of people.( work crew).....
As we came upon the local police, we asked if " it was them, or did they have a football game going in their police car?"....the police giggled and said " No, its them".....Wow, there was surely a celebration going on.
It was such a tearfilled experience to see the demolition ........to watch the big shovel slam down and tear the well worn home into fibers and shreads......Many of the crew stopped by us to tell us their jobs and the time they would be due back.....their proudness beaming from their faces.
Mrs Wilsons old home had barely running water. She had a lamp hanging upside down in the shed to see while washing clothes. Electrical lines ran along the walls and drop cords so they could use space heaters. .......There were desperate conditions but the home did exude love and warmth.
On Thursday the family will return from Disneyworld and Ty will say the famous words....."Move that Bus!".......It will be goodbye Bean field , Hello new home. The home will be 4,400 sq feet........each child will finally have their own room and their own dresser......and as we know...much more.
During the week we plan to take the shuttle and get into the house building area.........
It is so heartwarming to see peoples faces light up while helping others......
The spirit in the air is electrifying........
Watching the local people work to improve this families life was such sheer joy. The show will air in March........
Hard to believe that this home will go up in one weeks time.
And No, I didn't see Ty......the crew crowd was too large...
But, I hope to see him next time......I'll let you know
Cheers to Extreme Makeover Home Edition....for the joy they bring to the locals, the families, and the crews.......and for lending us Ty for the week:hand:
LOL............Sunday...........
Today I drove the 30 miles to see what was happening. In the background you could hear the hooting and hollars of hundreds of people.( work crew).....
As we came upon the local police, we asked if " it was them, or did they have a football game going in their police car?"....the police giggled and said " No, its them".....Wow, there was surely a celebration going on.
It was such a tearfilled experience to see the demolition ........to watch the big shovel slam down and tear the well worn home into fibers and shreads......Many of the crew stopped by us to tell us their jobs and the time they would be due back.....their proudness beaming from their faces.
Mrs Wilsons old home had barely running water. She had a lamp hanging upside down in the shed to see while washing clothes. Electrical lines ran along the walls and drop cords so they could use space heaters. .......There were desperate conditions but the home did exude love and warmth.
On Thursday the family will return from Disneyworld and Ty will say the famous words....."Move that Bus!".......It will be goodbye Bean field , Hello new home. The home will be 4,400 sq feet........each child will finally have their own room and their own dresser......and as we know...much more.
During the week we plan to take the shuttle and get into the house building area.........
It is so heartwarming to see peoples faces light up while helping others......
The spirit in the air is electrifying........
Watching the local people work to improve this families life was such sheer joy. The show will air in March........
Hard to believe that this home will go up in one weeks time.
And No, I didn't see Ty......the crew crowd was too large...
But, I hope to see him next time......I'll let you know
Cheers to Extreme Makeover Home Edition....for the joy they bring to the locals, the families, and the crews.......and for lending us Ty for the week:hand:
LOL............Sunday...........