a long december and january and feburary.

N.C. just does not get cold weather like this. i mean really snow about 4 weeks in a row is crazy.

it has been a cold couple months of work - with few volunteers and pressing deadlines.

My house in Siler is still not where we want it to be, but i am more hopeful after today. We had a variety and a lot of people come out to volunteer which was exciting and busy. Today we exceeded my expectations of what we could get done- which is a great feeling.. being that it continually rains every time we try to work on this house.

life in chatham has been not happening lately- i have been in cary. Warm warm cary. thanks to my parents having an extra room and heat and no mice i have decided this to be a good retreat, although i must go back to the borro at some point. i wish it would warm up a bit to help this process along.

this past week we hosted our first collegiate challenge group - this is when college kids have spring break and choose a habitat affiliate to volunteer with for a week. Our group was from Siena College. it was a group of about 18 kids that worked really hard all week long even in the rain and muck. they even made pizza and shared it with us- new york mac and cheese pizza. yum. we talked about their religious affiliation of their college and what that meant to each of them... i really enjoyed the week of work, even if that means it is a bit longer.

more excitment to come next week - with lauren starting a new house in siler and patrick starting a new one in pittsboro. i am excited for the spring and warm weather and gardens and flowers.

ruxpin is still in limbo about surgery - or rather i am for him- he needs it - i just have not decided where and when and what to do with my crazy work hours and his surgery. prayers will help us make the necessary decisions.