Day 6

9 AM

 A beehive of activity:

Shingles were being put on the front of the house.

The chimney had been capped and was being mudded.

Working on the detached garage.

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The backyard was hopping. 

I spoke with Jonathan Webber, the assistant location manager, and he filled me in on the progress up to that time.  Drywall was complete on the second story, but still being put up on the main level.  The pool had been put in behind the house and the pumps needed to be installed for it to be complete.
Will Extreme Makeover make it by tomorrow afternoon’s deadline?

Our very rainy Sunday did not help.  It was really wet and cold out there.

Does the Extreme Makeover Team adapt in any situation? 

You bet, the security guards were rousted out of bed last night by a fire in their motel.  This was after a 12 hour shift.  The guards were working today with only 2 hours of sleep.

 5 PM

Starting to shape up.

 The garage was being framed.

People heard the call for volunteers.  The crowd of workers was just terrific.

If it had not rained yesterday, the project would be further along.

Location manager and resident cheerleader, Eric Osborn, excited the crowd and asked the spectators to cheer the work on. 

The crowd is just great and truly supportive.  A pretty exciting place this afternoon.