The school is a great place to celebrate the 4th!
But of course, it’s not all fireworks and kayaks and s’mores and great friends and family – well, some of it is, but we are just not built to sit still for long, so between naps, we also got some stuff done!
A room with a view
Our ongoing efforts to shore up the bell tower means that we are creating some more, shall we say, airier rooms. Here’s the peek-a-boo window into the bathroom…
But never fear, I couldn’t leave it like that. When I was done, it was really an Open-Air concept bathroom. Make sure you knock on the front door if you stop by!
And speaking of bathrooms, we got an outdoor upgrade with a shower extension off the camper. Can’t wait to try singing in the rain in the shower….
Back to Work!
Back in the school, another big project was to CAREFULLY remove the slate chalkboards from the walls so we can save them to reinstall in the future. Gently, gently we lifted them off the walls and safely into their crates Kevin put together for them – all 500 lbs of them (I’m pretty sure). But look what we found underneath – more chalkboards!! If you look carefully – you can even see the writing on the wall – literally.
We also removed one of these. Yes, the finest one of these I have ever seen.
Along with visits from Kevin’s family and a hot dog roast, we called in Paul, Kevin’s partner, for some expert opinion trading on the best way to approach the bell tower supports.
4th of July – Fireworks from the Belltower
End of the day Saturday, we climbed up to the belltower, as tons of kids have throughout the years, and watched the fireworks from many many neighboring towns. Up there with the bats and the swallows and the ‘skeeters.