This is for the person who said the well picture was fuzzy. That beautiful clear blue sky is what we have had here for the last few days. Today was a gift--January 27 and 74 degrees. Lovely weather. Anyway, this is the rig. The blue stuff on the side is pipe (for those as ignorant as I about well drilling). They have reached about 10-11,000 feet deep now. How do I know this?  Because Dave loves to go down there and talk to drillers.

Today I was perusing Craigslist, as I am wont to do. Every few days I search for Marshall, thus pulling up items for sale or wanted, ones which would be close. We have a nice-looking washer donated by Dave's sister Joanne and her husband Jim, but we need a dryer. Thus the search. While I was looking, the phone rang with the news that someone was delivering a washer and dryer at that very moment. Have not received the name yet, but whoever you are, thank you ever so much.

Progress is slow, but steady. Hot water, a shower, heat, lights, stove--all those are realities. The director's apartment is nearing completion, and painting and patching continues. We had an energetic crew of youth attending a retreat at First Baptist Church. They helped tremendously, spreading hay in the yard, and moving a mountain of paint, tiles, and other items. Several of the girls washed many, many floor tiles that we had left over from remodeling houses. Now they are ready to lay. That will save a pile of money.

We have always used whatever materials were good, available, economical, and usable. There are many of those around, reducing the cost of completion considerably. Our local Habitat for Humanity has been extremely helpful, supplying building materials excess to the houses they build.

So here we are, almost February. What was it I was saying last fall?  That we would be in by Christmas?  Sure. I should know better by now.

Good night and God bless. He certainly has blessed this project. We pray for that to continue.