We have completed the September project at Shocco Springs. We were the only Sower couple here but we had a lot of good fellowship with Campers On Mission. There were 17 couples here with a few others driving in once and a while to join in the activities.
This campus is definitely one of the most beautiful places that we work. This small lake is teeming with bass but they are really particular about what they will bite on.
Since we are a lot further south than South Dakota there is an abundance of things which will grow readily here.
The campus is also very well taken care of. We have met some of the people who work on the grounds and they are very serious about what they do.
Even the RV park is well taken care of. Here we are in the middle of the Campers On Mission.
This is the circle which is in front of the chapel and it is so colorful and beautiful.
In the lake there are not only fish and the camp has added a lot of water "toys" since we were here last---
---including this great slide.
Talladega is the county seat of Talladega County and they have a lovely old brick courthouse---
---and anywhere you ride in the area---
---you are always driving in thousands of acres of trees.
One little place where we stopped along the road was this Flea Market and we especially liked this decoration.
Of course we are here to work! They have two inns, Mountain Ridge and Rocky Ridge which had some need for maintenance. The existing TP holders were being pulled from the walls. Billie went ahead of me and removed the old holders---
Then I came along and put up the new ones.
Isn't that just the cutest screw gun operator you ever laid eyes on!
After the holders Billie went and helped in the laundry for a while---
---and I did my best to revive this door which was beginning to de-laminate.
Rocky Ridge had another problem which stemmed from doors which hit each other when they were both opened at the same time. You can see the entry door behind me in the next photo. They had tried a commercial door stop but because they had to be placed so close to the hinge they failed very quickly. Solution, make a much larger one. These stops were cut from a 2 x 4 with a 1 x 4 cover plate.
These won't break! The other problem is that if the bathroom door is opened forcefully it will eventually it will tear the bottom hinge loose. Solution, add a hinge stop to the top hinge to slow the door down before it hits the floor stop.
Billie also worked in the gift shop (always a costly move) rearranging and cleaning the shelves.
After the door stops I was sent to the outside basketball court to seal all of the saw cuts and prepare the surface for sealing.
The crack sealing will take at least 40 tubes of caulk and right now I only have 23. There is more in the way but it will not get here until next week when we will be on break.
One last assignment, as you know one of my favorites, painting. They have four classrooms which are in real need of freshening. Fortunately the room is all one color.
On the Wednesday evening before the end of the project we all Sowers and Campers On Mission had a potluck. These ladies can cook!
After the project was over we made a trip to Newnan, Ga. to spend a few days with Billie's brother Douglas. We visited the old courthouse and Doug showed us some of the things he had worked on over the years.
We also had a chance to help watch three of Ginger's children while were there. This is Victoria and Jr.---
---on a visit to McDonald's.
This is baby M'Kyah.
She is a handful for Papa Doug---
---but if she needs changing he looks like an old hand.
We were happy to entertain her---
---and watch her trying to walk---
---and she seemed fascinated with my nose.
We had a lot of fun interacting with them---
---playing kick ball---
---getting them ready for a "sleepover"---
---swinging in the park---
---sliding down a pole---
---and watching them accomplish things.
There was also some beautiful flowers at the park.
One closing picture of sister and brother before we headed back to Talladega for the October project.
