I helped *build* a house today. Habitat for Humanity. I didn't actually do any building, since this was one of the last days and all that was left to do was cleaning up and landscaping. I helped move a pile of dirt and then went to pick up trash in an empty lot across the street that was going to be a site for another house. I found some pretty interesting stuff...like, you wouldn't normally find when picking up trash.
-A completely intact danish. No bites taken out of it or ants swarming all over it.
-A barbie radio
-A metal fork
-A "101 Dalmations" book
-A gas bill
Joel found a blanket and several liquor bottles. Dave and I found some of those too.
Dave also found a giant spider. We didn't throw that away though.
Yay for landscaping...we were making the garden in front of the house that was dedicated today look all pretty. I did one half. Dave did the other. Guess which one came out better? (Dave sucks at gardening. Sorry Dave...unanimous verdict of all who was asked. Yourself included.)
And then...Dave and Joel and I cleared out the yard in front of the house next door that already existed and was going to get a makeover. I got to play with branch clippers and a handsaw. Dave was afraid that I was going to cut his fingers off. Joel laughed at him for giving me ideas. A branch stabbed me in the nose when I went to heave a bag of dead leaves and sticks into the dumpster. Stupid branch.

"Hahaha! It's a pink thing!"
"Eww...it's oozing."

"Look! A worm! Hey, you killed it!"
"No, I threw dirt on it."
"Yeah, you killed it."
"No...worms live in the dirt, stupid. I saved it from burning alive in the sun."
"What proof do you have that worms burn alive in the sun? It's not like you see dead worms on the sidewalk or anything."
"I'm not going to dignify that with a response."

"Hey, I helped build that house. I did part of the garden."
"Yeah, you did a really crappy job on it though."

"Dad, have you fixed the electric thing yet?"
"No. We're very close to finding out what's wrong though. Or jumping out the window."
"Or killing each other."

Josh should have been there too. He promised he would come. And, when Dave went to his house to give him a ride over, guess what? He was still asleep. So now I'm really pissed at him. No jokes, hon.
If it had been me, I wouldn't have just walked away like Dave did though...I would've gone up to your room and woken you up with a bucket of cold water. And then walked away.
No jokes.