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Sammi Activities Sept 2013

Ravens Game Sept 15, 2013

 The popular way to walk to M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens.  We parked in a downtown parking garage and hoofed it over to the stadium fairly early, but the crowds were forming.

Flacco is "their" quarterback so this shot was a must!!

Posing with Johnny Unitas statue in front of stadium.  Sorry about the sideways pictures.  If you have a laptop, turn it.  If you have a tabletop, turn your head!!
Ravens won a fairly ugly, sloppy game but it was close at the end so very few fans left early, so the crowd leaving was gianormous!!  Thanks, Eric and Kelly for the chance to see a pro football game again.

Lunch at Kristi's Aug 21, 2013

Carol E, Ron, Jim, Carol A, Terry, Mary, Gary, Pat, Peg with Kristi as the camera person and the host for a sloppy joe luncheon.  Jim and Mary have a lavender farm in Iowa!  Yep, you read correctly, they raise lavender!!!!

They stayed in a condo behind the Harley Davidson store in Osage Beach and Terry and Jim had played some golf.  They found the rugged terrain a major challenge.  They know each other as their children married and brought the families together.

Ron had to leave early for a routine eye exam, but Carol E stayed long enough to just beat Ron home!!
Thanks, Kristi.  We really enjoyed the new arrangement of the house and the location of the fish tank.

OMP 2013

Ozark Mission Project (OMP), a church youth work project in southwest Arkansas, has been the "summer school" of Ellen and Larry for several years.

 They now have a tool and equipment trailer to keep "stuff" together and allow for transport to the worksites.  This year most of the projects seemed to be wheelchair ramps.  In years past they have repaired roofs, cleaned yards and painted.

 The center of activity this year was based in the Methodist Church

 The students arrived and set up base camp at the church.

 Orientation and expectations were necessary to ensure the "builds" were accomplished in a safe and timely manner.

 Lumber was purchased wholesale from a local yard.  Ellen (in yellow) is and has been the heart of the operation for several summers.  Larry only provided this photo and I had to crop and enlarge to get it.

 A typical wheelchair ramp build.  This gives a look at the "skeleton" of the build.

 A view with some workers and the gentleman who needs the ramp.  His wife is leaning on the post to the upper left.  Some of the volunteers are hard at work.

Another completed ramp which only needed a straight shot to the door.