the fruit of our labor

Remember when I was in Lawrence, KS this summer in the ridiculous heat building a house? Well... the house was just recently finished! They had the dedication last week and sent us a photo so we could see what we helped to create. Here's the before shot of us busy putting up the outer and inner walls:

And here's the finished product:

What better way to keep this summer in our hearts then by getting a photo like this? We did make a difference!

Kansas and another visitor!

Our ride into Lawrence, Kansas was a hell day. SO hot and So crabby was basically the theme of everything that day. It was just a long ride, that started with a bad road and drained what little patience I had in the first few miles. GUH. But, Lawrence itself was an awesome place! I was so surprised to find this hip little town in what seemed like the middle of nowhere, with so much to do! Nora came into town from Minnesota to hang with us for a few days, and that instantly lifted me from my crabby fog. It's been so nice to see so many people while on the road and Nora traveled quite a distance to see us. I feel bad cause I forget how cracked out we are while traveling, and when we interact with the real world we must seem so odd from constant exhaustion and the need to eat copious amounts of food at every sitting, but Nora handled it well. We even got to sleep with her at a hotel, which was a welcome change from the church floors we have been curling up on all summer. In Lawrence we all went out for some games of pool, thai food, bike shop sales, and even a photo booth. It was a really great break, and we spent three nights there making it our longest stay in one town since Providence! The build days were fun, our first site that was basically ground up. We put up the exterior walls and all of the interior walls too. It was sweltering hot there, 100 degrees with a heat index of 115, but we ate popsicles and took turns sitting in the shade and made it a fun time.

Crossing into Kansas! Secretly Kansas is not flat at all..but it sure is hot!

The build site in Lawrence.


Together again! Nora even let me borrow her dress and I felt kinda like a real person!


Robby and I at second lunch, dinosaur vs. shark.