So much to do, so little time, so it’s back to construction.
Day 4 — Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 — Late afternoon.
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While we were gone for a few hours, Juan Carlos put on the corrugated metal roof. |

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Juan Alberto, a more senior contractor, inspects the roof installation. |

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Jack and Eric remove the boards that had been our scaffolding in the house. |

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The existing packed dirt floor has to be broken up and shoveled out so a new concrete floor can be poured. |

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A lot of dust inside, which is why the photos appear so hazy. |

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Freddie found this world-class worm in the existing floor (which may tell you something). |

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A lot of dirt to be removed before the concrete floor can be poured. |

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The window is welded to rebar in the concrete block walls. |

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Juan Alberto thinks that things are looking good. |

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Corrugated roof, window, door, and some stucco on the front make the house look pretty good (but there is still a LOT to do). |

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Johanna thinks things are lookin' good too. She's the 21-year-old mother of four that will be moving into the house in two days (if all goes well). |

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Edgar, the father, works on a garbage truck starting the wee hours of the morning. He's been pitching in each afternoon helping us work on his new house. |

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Two of the girls. |

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Waiting for dinner in the SETECA dining room. |

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Yummy. |
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