Awards Ceremony!

Well, we’ve heard this morning the magnificent seven have arrived home safely and we’ve certainly nearly recovered from the experience of having them at this end. They’ve left a lasting impression on the house and its inhabitants – Justine, the cook, didn’t stop crying all morning on their last day! And they were given a fantastic send off with prayer, song and dancing from all the workers on the last morning. The house is looking fantastic, and is a lot closer to being finished than it was two weeks ago. As our final tribute, Tracy and I have composed an award system, and each of the men has received one as a result of their work here…and this has nothing to do with the fact that when I completely lost my voice and couldn’t defend myself, I threatened to reek my revenge in the silent but deadly medium of blogging!!

So here they are, in no particular order:

The ‘Did I mention I fixed the door?’ award for excellence in the field of door fixing goes to Mike.
The Most Reverent-Looking Reverend award goes to Pastor Ron with special mention in the area of impromptu prayer.
The Virgin-Atlantic long-distance business-managing award goes to Nick.
The award for best all-round car singing goes to Pastor David with a special mention in the area of howling.
The Charlie Dimmock award for most enthusiastically green fingers goes to Paul.
The Doris Day award for most moving rendition of ‘Move Over Darling’ goes to Tiler Ron.
And finally, the ‘Wobbly Head’ award for fastest learner goes to Peter.

Congratulations to all those who received an award, and if you didn’t, take heart in the fact that the impression you made was about as lasting as an ice cream in the hand of a small child on the hottest day of the year. But perhaps equally as enjoyable!