Supervising

Supervising -- that is what we have been demoted to - yes demoted. I'd much rather be able to get my hands on things and help out - especially when things need done right now, but no, I have to supervise along with my husband who also has to just supervise....

A couple of weeks ago Chad had an accident that, until it heals, prevents him from using his left hand. Within days of the accident we had to take down the scaffolding we had borrowed and return it to the owner since he needed it. Well, we have a great  and willing work crew - normally we work with them, but due to both our health, we had to supervise...

I decided to supervise with a camera in hand...

There is the west side of the house without scaffold up anymore...

 The scaffold was 3 levels high with large planks on it. The kids did an amazing job of listening to instructions and carefully disassembling it one level at a time. Myles, Naomi and Melodee worked on that while Beth stacked the things they sent down to her.

 Here is a piece of scaffold coming down and Beth is receiving it. Chad is supervising like a pro, keeping everyone safe and where they need to be.

 Almost done, you can actually see the house now. I'll never get over how much I like it! Chad did such an amazing job!!!

 There we are stacking the last of the planks and getting ready to take down the last set of scaffold.

As you can see from the snow in the picture, it was a little chilly out there so I headed in to warm up. It took quite a while to accomplish the task, so I was outside long enough to get chilled. We were blessed with a little extra help from some special family members that came down to assist as we loaded it into the truck. I even drove the load back to the owner and they had people there who unloaded it for us.

It wasn't a big project, but it was definitely a family activity. We needed everyone. We had the little girls inside cheering us on and everyone else was outside working. Together, we did something that Chad or I alone could not do. That's what families are for. Together we can accomplish miracles - even when some have to stand back and patiently allow progress to be made. Even those supervising are putting as much effort into filling the need as they are able in a given moment. Together needs are met and filled. What joy there is in family support, in family activities and family togetherness. It is so awesome!!!