If a playground is built, but nobody plays on it, is it just ground?

One of those questions we may never have answers to...

ANYWAY, we went and helped build a playground (which will be played on) yesterday at Force Elementary School with MetroVolunteers (metrovolunteers.org) and probably thirty other volunteers. It was fun and hard work - pretty much everyone was standing in manure at some point (that was for planting plants/flowers/trees oh my! -- Wizard of Oz... No? Not even a snicker? -- not for the actual playground).

There is another playground build we are going to help with on October 16th at local refugee community. There is a Facebook event for it, but if you didn't get it or whatever, just put a comment on here or email us (thehousedenver@gmail.com) and we'll get you the hook-up. We are hoping for 25 people to go so if you can make it, you should come.

Ode to Fu

Brittney (Britt Fu) is coming home today which means one thing - rock 'n' roll baby (which I guess is three things, rocking, rolling, and a baby). And these things too... weird lists, British lovers, complicated, no... sophisticated, humor, nights hanging at Starbucks, Party of Five, fake tattoos, the robot, Van Jovi, "random acts of awesomeness", being with one of our favorite people on earth and many many more things (the "one thing" is just a saying people, nothing only means one thing). Stoked. Jacked. Pumped.

We Just Call Him Fred

The other day Katrina got a call from a friend in Boston (Caitlin) asking if... uh... 14 people could stay here. We were stunned, but excited at the opportunity. It turned out that only one, Jason, stayed with us. Jason works with Progressive Future (progressivefuture.org) and is super knowledgeable and involved in improving... well, everything. He got in a midnight, so we only got to spend maybe an hour with him, but it was really inspiring listening to all that he's doing to see the world change.

Katrina, Lindsey and Mary are all moved in! Katie has been out of town for a week, but gets back on Monday. And Britt Fu is coming in on the 26th, 5 days earlier than previous thought. Very exciting stuff!! Also, Chaz and Kelley built - not just put together, but bought wood, measured it, cut it, glued it, drilled it - their own bunk-bed (sickest thing I've ever built and pretty sure Chaz and I secured our manhood). We have a ghost haunting a closet and getting mail delivered here (Fred or Freddie). And we only have one leak in our roof and only one in the basement!! Everyone is falling in love with Kiley, the dog, even if they don't want to admit it. The drool is a little bit of an issue, but Pete is trying to train her to wipe her mouth... progress is slow, but his optimism is contagious.

Jeff and Pete are leading worship this Sunday at First Pres in Boulder... so you should come. They're pretty pumped about using something the church hasn't used in a long time in a song that may surprise you. Be there.

I like to move it move it, I like to move it move it (jock jams anyone?)

Ok so six of us (all ten will be moved in by the end of the month) have moved into a house in Denver (about 3 miles east of downtown). It's an amazing place that seems to just fit all of our needs.

Moving was... HOT. We moved on the hottest day of the summer, but you should have seen the packing job Chaz, Jeff, and Pete did in our 26 ft. truck (the biggest one you can drive without a special license) - Packed to the ceiling, from the front to the back (not an inch to spare... so congratulate them... it would really make them feel good).

So when Jeff was driving the truck to the house, he was traveling on York, north of I-70, and following Pete in his van, and they came to an overpass. Pete got through fine obviously, but as Jeff was just about to go under, he saw it said 11'6". The truck was 12'1". For anyone who understands physics, that's an issue. So he slams on the brakes... cars are piling up behind him. Jeff got out of the truck and started directing traffic. Yeah. "He quickly dialed Pete on his iPhone" (Jeff wanted an iPhone blurb in here). A tow-truck driver comes by and helps Jeff out. The driver turned his truck sideways to block traffic allowing Jeff to slowly back his way into a side street, escaping near death and lots of embarrassment.