Doors

Tom and I had a project today.  These doors are for entering the basement from the outside.  They are called "Bulkheads".  Although Elder Julander calls them Bombay doors.  I don't know why.  

We had a service request way back in the early spring to paint these doors.  Jared looked at them and thought that the weathered look was the way to go.  There must have been something attached to it on the south side as there was a strip of unpainted wood.  Now that it is visible, the doors get painted.

Tom swept off the doors yesterday to get all the sand and leaves off.  I wiped them down this morning with lacquer thinner.  Then we went to work.  It didn't take very long and we saw some great progress.

In the end, they look marvelous!  Tom has really improved on his painting.  His biggest problem at this point is that he doesn't use enough paint.  But the strokes are going in the correct direction and he's fairly careful.  He says his favorite job here is painting.  His favorite missionary?  Sister Odum!  She takes him to get the mail sometimes.  She says she really enjoys him.
The thing that I've been really surprised about is how many of the senior missionaries take the time and go out of their way to say hello to him and talk to him.  Today is way Elder Booth and Elder Massey.  He asked today when he would get to come back here.  I really don't know.  I do know that he feels the sacredness of this place and the love of so many special people.  I'm glad he loves it here.