Volunteering: Habitat For Humanity

Today Mary and I volunteered to work at a local Habitat for Humanity house. We got there at 8 am this morning. We were to be on the painting crew.

First we met the other volunteers, and had our assignments. First off Mary and I were on cleanup of the outside of the house, as the Wednesday crew was dealing with snow, and didn't get it tidied up. So we worked for about 40 minutes picking up bits and pieces, and then scattering straw on the muddy bits.
Mary then found the "tool shed" that needed neatening up. She spent the next while doing that, while I went on doing this and that.
I wound up doing lots of little things, prepping for painting. Caulking doors and windows. Then I grabbed the big roller, and painted the kitchen/dining room/living room ceiling. That was fun. By then it was lunch time, and we had a nice lunch, all the while talking with the other volunteers.
After lunch, we were painting the trim and doors. We had plenty to do, and worked the rest of the afternoon on that. Both Mary and I were about wiped out, and left a little early. We didn't want to over do it.
So it was a productive and worthwhile day.