day . o2

we met on site for the first time today to do some exploring. it was VERY cold and the interior was covered in a sheet of ice. we "ice skated" as we waited for robert and took lots of pictures. once robert got there we had a tour of the building. walking around made me realize how large it actually is. after everyone was frozen and poor lauren found where the plumbing line left the house with her leg, we caravaned out to the gurp [gateway university research park]. the space that was donated is amazing. adrian led us on a tour and told us about the "good" bathroom. it is so nice that we have our own place to work off site. i can only imagine how great it is going to be for auxiliary tasks. or days that is rains. after another tour we split up and started working. the group i was in put together the dust collection system and started connecting the band saw and belt sander to the system. it took a LOT longer than i anticipated, and was somewhat challenging. it was much like putting together a puzzle. we ended up running out of clamps and could go no further. after a few hours it was ready to test the side we finished....and it worked. very well at that.

today was a good start. it was nice to complete a task and it actually work, gave me a little confidence for the months to come, that i will be a help. again today i leave excited for the next day! i hope the excitement stays. i like it!