Bob Church invited us to a challenge to help TLE get some repairs done to her older home. The dates have been chosen, the work that needs doing is listed, a place to donate if you wish. If you can physically Join the group to meet at TLE place in Wamego, KS in July then we need your name, Contact information and the talent(s) you are bringing with you for the fix it up weekend for TLE. i.e.: special skills you have with tools, building knowledge, entertainment or even culinary skills on camp stoves. If you can not join the work crew; but want to participate/donate to the cause; then items, checks, gift cards and/or money orders can be sent to: Gerri Himberger 202 Maplewood Dr Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907 If you choose Paypal that can be sent here: [log in to unmask] Weekend Dates: July 25, 26, 27, 28 2008 TLE lives in a ferret house that also houses a human (you can see Virtual pictures at www.ferretfamilyservices.org, so bring your tents, Cots, campers, lounge chairs, and sleeping bags there is plenty of yard to camp; when the work is done for the day. Are you musically inclined a camp fire sing along sounds like fun. There are a couple motels in town, one has a pool, for those that prefer the comforts of inside sleeping. These are some of the projects TLE needs done. Change door on outside enclosure and check panels to make sure they are secure. Half wall put up in the basement with half doors in two places, one to the dirt side of the basement where the furnace and AC units are, and one to the laundry/storage area, in place of the plywood panels to give the ferrets a little more room, make it more secure, and make easier access for me and repair people. The basement rock wall leaks from cracks in the wall right where the ferret's big quilt is and with the panels up I can't try to stop the leak on the inside. The ferrets get down right testy when their basement floods. Once the half wall is built and the panels removed if anyone knows what we can use to seal the cracks that would be helpful. There isn't a drain or sump pump in the basement. (When I bought the house the previous owner said the basement DIDN'T leak as well as other lies) Caulking between floor boards in ceiling of basement Painting in bedrooms and living room (I have the paint and I warn you I'm not traditional) Decorate the walls with painting ferrety stencils, clouds, rainbows, butterflies, paw prints, whatever that will add to a relaxing atmosphere. If anyone has any ferret designs we can paint on the walls that would be wonderful. I have one stencil of our design. Paw prints would be cute too. If you could do anything you wanted ferrety on your walls, what would you like? Replacing doorway worn and torn hallway floor tiles (I have the tiles) Install ceiling fans Change/fix outside light switch, fix inside outlet that doesn't work Straighten and tighten chain link fence and secure to house Paint the black floors(?) or tile the back bedroom floor to make it easier to keep clean. I bought a mixture of tile designs that I found on sale years ago. Did I say I was non-traditional??? The bathroom door Sheena chewed and scratched the wood on and on the sink cabinet so sanding and painting those might be a project. Shelves in the closets and on walls maybe 3/4's of the basement is dirt. It's a lot of wasted room. If anyone knows how to shore up the dirt side of the basement and we can get that done then I can start shoveling out dirt a bucket at a time to eventually give more room to the ferrets. The upstairs literally sits on blocks on the dirt to hold it up. If anyone wants to come to help keep ferrets occupied, or serve the workers by running errands to pick up supplies, cleaning up their mess so they can move on to the next project, Watching to make sure the ferrets don't get in the way, pick up food, drinks, etc, that would work well so there will be things for people to do that don't have building/remodeling skills if they want to come. Possibly if I have one by then - putting a shed together This is just a small part of what needs doing, so the challenge is on, who is going join us to help TLE get her place in order for her and her fur kids? You can contact Brenda Johnson at [log in to unmask] if you are interested in getting involved. [Posted in FML 5885]