Things are “buzzing” at El Monte--Part 3
The soccer field starts to turn green!
Over a period of three days with three vehicles; a van, a van and trailer, and our Suburban and trailer, we hauled in enough sod to cover a 30x60 meter field. Each vehicle drove about 180 miles over the first two days and there were a total of two trips the third day.
“Chain Gangs” unloaded each time a vehicle pulled in.
From there, everyone pitched in and unrolled the “pasto” which is Spanish for grass or sod.
Another load arrived just in time to keep everyone moving…
After a full day of laying sod, the body hurts. Anyone who has laid sod knows what parts of the body hurt the most...the hindquarters! Ouch! It makes it hard to sit or stand! So what do you do when you can’t sit or stand? Go swimming! Ahhh! Refreshing!
Skipping ahead to the third day, things were looking good!
The final steps are spreading dirt over all the seams to keep the grass from drying out. This also fills in the holes and promotes growth. As of this picture there was still a long way to go.
For those laying sod, there came the exciting moment of the final piece.
Everyone wanted to have a hand on it as the final piece was placed.
A hearty thank you to all who helped! Way to go team!
Posted by on 06/04
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Recent Responses:
Says:
06/04 at 10:54 PM
ditto that awesome! What a great looking field 
hugs and hellos to each strong helper-
Says:
06/05 at 08:26 PM
Wow! Looks great can’t wait to see it grow and get lots of use.
Says:
06/05 at 09:36 PM
Yeah!!! Way to go!! It looks great. It’ll get lots of great use, can’t wait to see it in action.
Says:
06/07 at 04:09 PM
Thanks for the update! I’ll pray that there’s lots of futbol ministry going on this summer!
Says:
06/08 at 08:53 AM
What a job!!
Says:
06/04 at 10:10 PM
awesome!! i’m coming soon to play on it!
love you and miss you!