I have said for years that I live in the greatest neighborhood in the world. We have friends who are our third family, great traditions with several people on our street and simply lots and lots of laughs and together moments.
But have I ever mentioned that we all belong to the same ward? And that our ward is incredible, too?
Our buddy, Dana, approached both Dave and me a few weeks ago and said he wanted to come into our garage and use it as a service project/teaching opportunity for the Elders Quorm in our ward. Dana is known for his ability to organize and tell people what to do! :) The perfect person to head up this project.
The result: incredible!
Here are some of the BEFORE pictures:
The men came over on a Tuesday night and began to work!
All of our junk on the car port area:
Dave was over-joyed by this kind gesture
And the garage started to shape up!
Look! I can park my suburban in the garage now!
Nice shelving EVERYWHERE!
Dana measured how high our water storage containers were and built the new shelving so they would fit under them.
THE FINAL RESULT:
Dana built the kids a bench with 10 cubbies for their shoes, backpacks and whatever we want to use it for!
Our skiis, snowboard and Dave's little touch with the license plate....This project took 3 nights' work for about 10 men per night. We are overjoyed and overwhelmed with gratitude for this kind project for us. I kept saying to Dana, "We don't need this nor do we deserve it." Dana kept saying, "Let us do something nice for you and Dave."
Next on Dave and my list for the summer: paint the wall and finish the flooring!
Love our ward. Love our neighborhood. Love our Dana!
