On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@gmail.com> wrote: ..... > The > goal was to have all the new cabins built by mid September so their owners > would have time to get settled in before the snows came and road closes for > winter. Tuesday August 11th was Julia’s 16th birthday and it was one she > will never forget. She helped pull sheets of salvaged plywood out of the > woods and load a large pile of trash and flood debris into the scoop of a > loader for removal to the dump. The locals and volunteers working the mess > hall found out about her birthday and surprised her with a cake complete > with candles presented to her after dinner while everyone in the hall sang. > I have never seen her blush as much as she did when the cake came out to the > tune of Happy Birthday.
Neat. Great experience for your daughter I'm sure. And nice report! Makes me think I could have at least transcribed some of the notes I made on my ToughBook into some kind of report. But this isn't about me.... ;) Great imagery, and sounds like an excellent experience for all concerned. Thanks. Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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