Friday, November 18, 2005
The end is coming!
Post by MG, freelance writer
The end is coming! Only part of one more day is left until the end of the hectic pace that has been brought to our small town by Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
So – not much was really going on today, but at the same time everything was going on. From the spectators' point of view people were working, but it seemed like a lot less than what we have seen in previous days… It seemed a lot less busy, and probably because most of the work was being done now inside the confines of the house.
As a worker, there was plenty of work to be done and there were plenty of volunteers on hand to do it. I came prepared with my volunteer shirt stuffed in to my sweater in case they wanted, or needed an extra set of hands. I was told that I was to be up here today… that’s how I got my hands on a VIP pass… with a promise. So, here I was. After “finding” a hard-hat I was ready to go to work.
Instead I saw a friend in the crowd, who hadn’t yet had the opportunity to do any volunteering, and told him to take my shirt and take the hat and to get in there and get to work. And work he did until late in the evening. I almost felt bad ‘cause I had caught him right before he was going to leave. Hopefully he enjoyed his night.
Got to ride on a bushell-hog (I think that’s what it was called) – basically it was a golf cart, but a lot faster and with four wheel drive. And then, to top it off, I got to drive it back That was probably the best part of my day.
The crowd was crazy today. Catching a glimpse of a head in the window that might have been Ty would throw them in to a frenzy. It’s never been so loud up there that I can remember. Michael popped out frequently to wave at the crowd and pacify them. I think they realized that Idaho is a little crazy and thought they probably needed to make sure that we saw someone “special” every now and then. Michael was surely a hit with the crowd.
After almost freezing myself to death I used my VIP pass to cut in front o the people in line to get on to the warm heavenly bus. I was never more thankful for that yellow card then I was right then.
Many people were still waiting for the last couple of busses that would be running up for the night. I’m sure that a least a few of them were turned away.
The family comes home tomorrow and everyone is excited to see the end of this episode. Hope everyone has a blast!
The end is coming! Only part of one more day is left until the end of the hectic pace that has been brought to our small town by Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
So – not much was really going on today, but at the same time everything was going on. From the spectators' point of view people were working, but it seemed like a lot less than what we have seen in previous days… It seemed a lot less busy, and probably because most of the work was being done now inside the confines of the house.
As a worker, there was plenty of work to be done and there were plenty of volunteers on hand to do it. I came prepared with my volunteer shirt stuffed in to my sweater in case they wanted, or needed an extra set of hands. I was told that I was to be up here today… that’s how I got my hands on a VIP pass… with a promise. So, here I was. After “finding” a hard-hat I was ready to go to work.
Instead I saw a friend in the crowd, who hadn’t yet had the opportunity to do any volunteering, and told him to take my shirt and take the hat and to get in there and get to work. And work he did until late in the evening. I almost felt bad ‘cause I had caught him right before he was going to leave. Hopefully he enjoyed his night.
Got to ride on a bushell-hog (I think that’s what it was called) – basically it was a golf cart, but a lot faster and with four wheel drive. And then, to top it off, I got to drive it back That was probably the best part of my day.
The crowd was crazy today. Catching a glimpse of a head in the window that might have been Ty would throw them in to a frenzy. It’s never been so loud up there that I can remember. Michael popped out frequently to wave at the crowd and pacify them. I think they realized that Idaho is a little crazy and thought they probably needed to make sure that we saw someone “special” every now and then. Michael was surely a hit with the crowd.
After almost freezing myself to death I used my VIP pass to cut in front o the people in line to get on to the warm heavenly bus. I was never more thankful for that yellow card then I was right then.
Many people were still waiting for the last couple of busses that would be running up for the night. I’m sure that a least a few of them were turned away.
The family comes home tomorrow and everyone is excited to see the end of this episode. Hope everyone has a blast!
