Habitat for Humanity

I help on the public affairs committee for the Des Moines Stake and one of our responsibilities is to coordinate service opportunities in the area. So last Saturday a small group in the stake volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. My friend, Amanda, and I went--and I loved it! We primarily worked cutting and nailing the baseboards in a home. I'm usually a little scared of big blades and objects that could potentially harm me (due to my clumsy nature). But I've decided that power tools are amazing!

Someday when Matt and I buy a house, I want to get a home with an unfinished basement and do all the finishing myself (with the aid of power tools, of course). :) Before now I thought that I wouldn't really be able to do all the finishing, but I've changed my mind. I'll just volunteer with Habitat for Humanity a couple Saturdays a month so I can learn the entire building process. Who knows, maybe I'll build our entire first home! (Just kidding, Matt. I wouldn't go quite that far.)

Anyway, as Amanda and I were leaving the building site a guy (not in our stake) came over to us, gave us his number, and offered to show us around Des Moines sometime since we were "new in the area." It was an awkward (but funny) moment for Amanda and me, since we're both married. But at least we know we're not totally ugly and decrepid wives. :)

P.S. Just to be clear, we had done nothing to provoke him hitting on us--we'd barely even talked to him. And throughout the day we'd mentioned our husbands often, but I guess he hadn't heard.