Time to get started. Everybody was up and moving early this morning. Breakfast was great. There is a certain comfort in waking up and and finding a familiar breakfast – Dino’s sausage and peppers, (Actually, I think Kristin made them, but they were Dino’s idea) Kristin making scrambled eggs to order, (I would add a picture of Kristin, but she would get mad at me,) Dino’s coffee cake, (Really his this time) and most importantly, the appearance of a couple longtime friends.

Lorenzo has been coming to join us every year since I have started coming along. I even gave him a call earlier this year to talk to a bunch of third-graders when I was telling them about our trip. He got here early enough for breakfast this morning.

JD has been the contractor for Habitat since I started showing up. He knows me well enough that the first thing he did was make fun of my hair. JD’s last words as we departed last year were “Y’all are family.”

Fair enough. I see more of the people down here than I do with some family members. It is good to come back to where the people there think you are family.

Sherri has been the Habitat coordinator for several years. She arrived later today after most of the crew had left for the worksite. After we finish House #49, it looks like we will have one more to work on in Tutwiler, a couple blocks away.