Wednesday - The last day for the work project.
It's the last day for the work project.
What do we have left?
Have we done enough?
Do we have a bigger dumpster?
We really have to dig that trench deeper?
All these thoughts are going through our head to try and finish as much as possible before quitting time. As we were working through this, David drops in and tells us we have to vacate the Dena because the rooms are sold for Wednesday and Thursday night. Off we go to pack but we rush back to finish working at the church.
We cleaned up the landscape area and deepening of the trench is completed. We may not have completed all we thought we needed to do but we're told that we've done a good job.
Half way through the week.
It's off to Luka and the Sports and Arts Camp.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Tuesday
Did I say 1 1/2 feet? We need another foot of dirt and rocks removed. File it under a change request. Did I mention that the rocks were the size of footballs and basketball?
Work on the garage and retaining wall continued. On Monday we gained our usually appreciation for the manual labor using picks and shovels.
On Tuesday became better aquainted with our new friend Andre who lived in New York for 10 years. Andre brought out the heavy artillery providing a large jackhammer that sliced through the large boulders with little effort. Without Andre, we'd still be working on the chain gang busting rocks.
We were also able to move a lot of the rubble to a dumpster that was provided to take away to rocks.
It was also amazing how you could leave in the afternoon and when you return in the morning, the yard is always cleaned up. Either little elves come in the night or the church members are really awesome. I opt for the latter as we always had great help from church members who came to help out with the projects. They are all amazing workers.
And did I mention Jitka? She can put out the snacks. She and other ladies from the church always made sure that we had plenty of snacks and refreshments. The grapefruit and orange flavored water is addicting.
Work on the garage and retaining wall continued. On Monday we gained our usually appreciation for the manual labor using picks and shovels.
On Tuesday became better aquainted with our new friend Andre who lived in New York for 10 years. Andre brought out the heavy artillery providing a large jackhammer that sliced through the large boulders with little effort. Without Andre, we'd still be working on the chain gang busting rocks.
We were also able to move a lot of the rubble to a dumpster that was provided to take away to rocks.
It was also amazing how you could leave in the afternoon and when you return in the morning, the yard is always cleaned up. Either little elves come in the night or the church members are really awesome. I opt for the latter as we always had great help from church members who came to help out with the projects. They are all amazing workers.
And did I mention Jitka? She can put out the snacks. She and other ladies from the church always made sure that we had plenty of snacks and refreshments. The grapefruit and orange flavored water is addicting.
Monday - Work Projects Kick Off
The morning began with breakfast at the Dena. We received a nice surprise as Tom led us through passages from a book that discussed the names of God. It was a great way to start every morning as we learned about different names each morning.
As we began the work projects, we had two objective: begin garage renovations and prepare the yard area for new landscaping.
Garage renovations consisted of: door removal, stripping of plaster and addition of water proofing along the base of the brickwork. Adding the water proofing along the right side of the garage required the digging of a trench about 1 1/2 feet deep. After digging out vast amounts of ivy, the trench was completed.
The trenching of the left side was fairly uneventful but interesting as we watched Jozef remove rows of bricks from the bottom of the wall allowing the water proofing to be inserted.
We were also able to begin work on the landscaping of the yard. This project required the retaining wall and metal fence to be removed so that the grassy area could be sloped done to the base of the church. The fence and concrete slabs were removed.
At the end of the day we freshened up and were treated to a guided tour of the Jihlava Zoo by Eliska. Several weeks later I actually saw a picture of a sea lion from the zoo posted on a SFO newspaper website.
By the way, don't forget the trench along the right side of the garage.
As we began the work projects, we had two objective: begin garage renovations and prepare the yard area for new landscaping.
Garage renovations consisted of: door removal, stripping of plaster and addition of water proofing along the base of the brickwork. Adding the water proofing along the right side of the garage required the digging of a trench about 1 1/2 feet deep. After digging out vast amounts of ivy, the trench was completed.
The trenching of the left side was fairly uneventful but interesting as we watched Jozef remove rows of bricks from the bottom of the wall allowing the water proofing to be inserted.
We were also able to begin work on the landscaping of the yard. This project required the retaining wall and metal fence to be removed so that the grassy area could be sloped done to the base of the church. The fence and concrete slabs were removed.
At the end of the day we freshened up and were treated to a guided tour of the Jihlava Zoo by Eliska. Several weeks later I actually saw a picture of a sea lion from the zoo posted on a SFO newspaper website.
By the way, don't forget the trench along the right side of the garage.
Sunday
On Sunday we joined everyone for church. They have split into 2 services now as the congregation is growing but the size of the room is not. After lunch the group went to vist Telc. I went back to the Dena to sleep away the afternoon as I was still suffering from my Friday trip to the ER.
Memories of the day are foggy so not much to report. =)
Memories of the day are foggy so not much to report. =)
April 2009 Construction Trip - Friday Departure
Now that the spring trip has come and gone it's time to try and recap the trip as I was never able to update the blog during the week. Many pictures were taken so we hope to have a picture party soon.
We had a great group this year and a group of 11 people. The group consisted of:
Tom and Katy Gearhard
Susan and Katy Koopman
Scott and Eric Hearn
Ed Newman
Glen, Leslie, Thomas and Phillip Bell
The trip got off to a good start when Friday's KLM flight was overbooked and everyone was rebooked on the DELTA non-stop flight to Prague. When we arrived on Saturday morning we were met by David and Jan at the airport. David took our luggage to the Penzion Dena while Jan stayed with us in Prague for some sightseeing.
Later in the afternoon we boarded the bus for Jihlava and settled into our rooms.
We had a great group this year and a group of 11 people. The group consisted of:
Tom and Katy Gearhard
Susan and Katy Koopman
Scott and Eric Hearn
Ed Newman
Glen, Leslie, Thomas and Phillip Bell
The trip got off to a good start when Friday's KLM flight was overbooked and everyone was rebooked on the DELTA non-stop flight to Prague. When we arrived on Saturday morning we were met by David and Jan at the airport. David took our luggage to the Penzion Dena while Jan stayed with us in Prague for some sightseeing.
Later in the afternoon we boarded the bus for Jihlava and settled into our rooms.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
April Trip Overview
Construction and Sports/Arts Camp
Departure from Atlanta - Friday, April 03, 2009
Return to Atlanta - Sunday, April 12, 2009
Cost will be approximately $1200 per person including airfare
Construction Project will last for 4 days
Departure from Atlanta - Friday, April 03, 2009
Return to Atlanta - Sunday, April 12, 2009
Cost will be approximately $1200 per person including airfare
Construction Project will last for 4 days
- Demolition of current garage and preparation of foundation for new garage
- Repairs to current wall and fence
- Begin construction on outdoor patio
Sports/Arts Camp
- Three days at the end of the week while school kids are on holiday
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