My faith in the younger generation (18 - 21) has been revitalized. I've been searching for just the right colors for a living room wall and a hallway for better than two years. Last month I found them and I bought the paint. Cameron, the son of a friend of mine had committed to coming up and helping me apply the paint to the walls when the time came. Today was the day.
Cam and three of his friends arrived this morning - ready, willing, and able to tackle my project. They gathered the materials from the shed, placed plastic on the floors, taped off the ceiling, baseboards, doorways, etc. and got to work. They did a beautiful job. I had asked that they do just the areas that I can no longer reach and I'd do the rest but they finished it all, top to bottom, and cleaned up the mess when they were done. I don't have to go behind them to touch up or fix anything. They were here to work and they did, and we still had a fun time in the process. My main job was to make a run to Me & Ed's. We did take a pizza break to keep their strength up.
What a neat group of young men. They refused to take the money I offered them and said they'd enjoyed themselves and would be back when I come up with my next project (just keep the pizza coming).
Needless to say, I'm delighted with my walls and the new colors. I can hardly wait 'til I can put up pictures and "stuff". (Photos when the project's completed.) But I'm really pleased to see that the youth of today are still caring and feel good about themselves when they reach out and do for someone else. Thanks, guys!
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