more work and a tour of new Orleans

The morning started early ....our team was assigned to cook breakfast for 70 people. At the job site I worked with Judd on insulation.... If you have ever done it you know it is hot,y dirt and itchy work. I was thankful for my mask, gloves and goggles. The other guys finished the porch railing and the baseboards. We worked until about 2:00 and then left for a tour of some of the most hard hit places by Katrina. We stopped for lunch at the "Joint" ...a place featured on the food channel by some crazy guy with platinum hair...it was superb. We visited the ninth ward and went to the levy ....but not in a Chevy ...and yes it was dry ....and hopefully with the improvements made they will stay that way. We were fortunate to see a documentary being filmed about Tim Ellis who grew up in the ninth ward....became a chemist and then turned his art hobby into a full time job. We listened to some of the stories he was telling about surviving the storm and its aftermath ....they were incredibly moving. He thanked us for coming and told us that the people here really appreciate the efforts being made. We also saw the "Make it right 9" project of Brad Pitt and "Artist Row" sponsored by Harry Connick Jr.....no celebrity spottings though! We look forward to another day of work on the house!