Let's get that checked out.

The following entry was written on Friday May 15th....

At the moment I am sitting in the waiting room at Touro Infirmary. James has had 3 bug bites blow up into major infections in the past 24 hours. The most severe is on his leg and looks like a nice replica of Saturn while the one on his arm is more like an areola. It seemed like a good thing to get checked out by the doctor.

Being at the emergency room is never a good thing but tonight also happens to be our last community meeting after dinner at HONO. This is our chance to stand up and say thank you to the people who have made this trip so special and express any final thoughts we might have. I have asked Drue to take care of this and include James and I in her goodbye. I hope she doesn’t take this opportunity to proclaim my love for someone in the bunkhouse just to see how awkward things can be when I get back. (Although I might have done the same thing to her if given the chance)

My workday was spent building a playground with the KaBoom organization and volunteers from the local Mariotts. It was a gorgeous day and I had a hand in many projects from building a jungle gym, shoveling mulch, cleaning up, and a lot of “gofer” requests. “we need a hammer, do you know where we get more tarps, why is this jungle gym leaning to the right?” It was a very fun day. KaBoom organizes playground builds around the country so I encourage anyone to get involved if they come to your town.

I have yet to shower after my workday and am covered in dirt. I love that I can walk around anywhere in New Orleans without a second glance since I have a Hurricane Relief Volunteer T-shirt on. Of course I wouldn’t mind if that shirt was clean…