The big workday number one at church went
well yesterday. Our goal was to remove
all the existing cabinets from the kitchen in the retreat center and begin
painting the entire inside of the center.
New cabinets have been ordered, and they should be in by next Saturday’s
workday number two. This week Chris and
I get the enviable task of buying the new stove and dishwasher and possibly microwave
that will fit into the design. We found
out yesterday that the stove is on sale this week at Home Depot, though, so that
will make the task somewhat easier. And
at some point we need to order one of those construction dumpsters so we can
get rid of all the debris that now resides under the building. That should add to the fun when we have to
toss in all those dead cabinets.
We had some great help with this demo project. Several families from the home school music
co-op that uses the building were there in force to lend a hand. They were incredibly helpful. Young Caleb flexed his muscles during the
demo, and Joshua was more than anxious to get his hands on one of the paint
rollers. The girls were great with
painting and the subsequent clean-up.
Thank you so much to them and their moms for coming out to help. Among the Seasiders there, along with me and
Chris, were Cathy and Lauren and Chris (the
other one) and Cory and Sarah and four others, all named Dolly (insert sound-track chuckle here. I mean the hand truck and furniture dollies). Not to mention our fabulous resident
electrician, Eric. He came out much
earlier than the rest of us, and discovered he had quite the task on his
hands. It was bigger than we had any
idea about, too. We thought he would be
installing another line for the new stove and moving one outlet box. He ended up tracing and labeling all of the electricity
at the breaker box, inspecting all of the exit and emergency lights, and
helping out on a myriad of little things – those inevitable hidden gems of
construction that are only revealed during renovation demo. (Hey, I’ve seen my share of HGTV, too, you
know). We moved the freezer to ease the
load on one circuit. We also replaced
some sheetrock behind the sink area with some of that green rock, anti-mold
version. And we got the entire kitchen
area painted. And speaking of painting,
we discovered 20 or so gallons of paint in the storage room that matched the
paint in part of the hallway, so we used that to start on freshening up that hallway
space. The paint we just bought we will
use for the interior of the bunk rooms and perhaps the meeting room. Sound like a lot of painting? It is.
Help.
The plan for next week? Well, first of all we plan for the cabinets
to be here, so their installation will be a big priority. Cabinet tops as well. Eric has the final electrical touches to
complete. Then we have the sink to
reinstall. And the stove and dishwasher and
microwave to install. And some shelves to
be installed. And the kitchen to be put
back in order. And then there is the painting. Lots of painting. Oh, and if we can get one of those dumpsters,
we have to toss quite a load of trash into it.
That will take some young bulldozer-claw hands, I’m sure. That’s a serious amount of work, I know. And I didn’t even include steam cleaning all
the carpet. I’m afraid that will have to
live to fight another day, perhaps our next window of opportunity between
retreat center users. I think that comes
sometime in October. I’ll keep you
posted. Meanwhile, spread the word. What word?
Well, for this situation … Help.
For the grander picture … Jesus is Lord!
Philippians 2:10-11 says, “… that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Father, you are indeed Lord, even of construction
projects. We sure dedicate this one to
you. Use this place for your glory. Amen.
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