Another wet day in Gautier May 9

Did we get dumped on again last night. About 11 pm it got very windy for a short time which bothered me. Garbage cans all over and the trailer rocked a little. Should I take the group to our evacuation place or wait it out? There is one group of 16 from Habitat for Humanity sleeping here but no meals. Then the group of 7 from Oregon. I checked the NOAA weather and no storm predicted but it was lightning and thunder and started to rain. By then the wind had calmed down to normal. I'm not sure when it stopped but we had 3.3 inches in a couple hours. So for the week we've had over 7 inches, water doesn't recede very fast anymore so today one really needed hip boots as water in places was deep. But the dining area didn't have much water as we had put a little dike around it Sun pm to keep water out. Showers are still predicted for 2 more days so we'll see. Huts get water on floor but that's okay. We decided that we wouldn't use these pictures in our PR brochure for the village, however. With the white roofs, the lightning storms are rather pretty.



Yesterday the crew of 5 went out to a house to tear out old sheetrock, some paneling, etc. They were dragging when they came in carrying their stuff but had finished the job. Jim is a master electrician so he is rewiring my village as it is in bad need, has extension cords everywhere, etc. But we need more current as we add freezers, washer, other appliances and we are always blowing the circuit breakers. He made this big list of supplies and we went shopping. Yvonne stayed back in the village, also, to help clean and restraighten the kitchen, answer phone, etc. Today they are all doing a drywall job, mostly ceilings so I'm alone in the village.

This group of 7 have really bonded and gotten to know each other as they are from different places. Bob thinks he has a tougher time as his sister runs the village but the team leader doesn't give him any slack either. It has been a really fun time together so far. I will have someone else write tomorrow. They all can have a chance.

Blessings to you. Phyllis