Finished With Piles of Paperwork

The project is complete!!!!!!!!!! We finished the last workday on Thurday afternoon. I felt like a circus-master, trying to organized everything and make sure everyone got to where they needed to be. I had got the wood and hardwear up to the school the day before. A good thing too... I would have had no time to get the everything to the school after class ended. (The project began immediately after school let out at 12:30.) One of the blessing that I encountered was how I managed to get all of the wood and hardwear there. My house didn't have an extra car. (one was in the shop being fixed. The other wasn't big enough to transport the goods) I was wondering what to do, when my best friend walked up. I told her my problem and she and her mom agreed to help. We got everything to the school within 2 hours!!!

At the school, we worked on the tables for only 2 and half hours. We did it alot quicker than the previous workday. Maybe because we knew what we were doing or maybe it was because we had more people... idk. We fed everyone pizza, cookies, water and coke during the break. That made for some happy workers. In the end, we got 3 tables together, sanded to perfection and ready to go in no time. Very happy!!

I got home, got my eagle project stuff together and walked over to a certain scout leader's house where I met my scoutmaster. There, I held my Scoutmaster's Conference. (Mind you, I have not rested since 6:30 that morning and it was 6 in the evening.) It was a long day, but one that ended well. I passed the conference and learned what I needed to do to finish the pile of paperwork involved in becoming an Eagle Scout. It is an easy load to bear. Looking forward to blowing my Board of Review away with the care and work I have put into my project.

My Board of Review will be on Tuesday the 16th. Pray for me!

Here are some pictures of the workday:

One of the guys, drilling of the many, many holes for tables

Classic Combo: Worker and Supervisor

The Workers of My FINAL workday!!!

The Finished Product: Indestru-table!

So Close I Can Taste It

Its been a while since my last update. I have had a lot going on... possibly simular stuff to what you may have been experiencing lately: Christmas, New Year's Eve, School and having to learning to write 2010 instead of 2009. (Just wondering, how do you say 2010? Is it 2 thousand and ten, twenty ten, or 0-10?... like we used to say May of 0-9)

Anyways, the tables we wanted to get were extremely overpriced to say the least. To give you an idea of how overpriced, let me share the details. I had $1700 set side to buy 5-7 tables. I had originally had been given an estimate for the table frames costing $250 each with shipping. Its alot, but they would be a great investment. My family has one and they have lasted forever... kinda: 5 years of indestru-table service... puny... I know. My dad called the company and they said for $1700, I could only buy 3 table frames... actually it would cost more with shipping. My dad was smart and started looking around for me to see if he could find a better deal... he did. He ordered 7 table frames from Florida for $1500. Get this: the table frames that cost so much came from a company from Alabama, my neighborhood. The table frames we bought from Florida were first shipped from Iowa, then to us. Its ridicious, I know.

Well, the table frames wouldn't even be shipped until after the christmas/new years season.  So we waited til about the 13th of January and they finally arrived. I set up the first workday and we competed 4 tables today for the church!!!! We originally planned to buy only 3 for the church... they got one extra! So where are the other 3 going? I managed to set up a deal with my church and they are being donated to my school. They really need them. I am thrilled!!

So this is what I have to say: 4 Down, 3 to Go!!!

Josh and I tighten one of many, many bolts involved with assembling tables.

The Brave and Few: 40 hours combined labor in one morning

The Finished Product (Aren't They Pretty?)

75% done!!

On Saturday the 5th, I organized the first workday of the project. We arrived at 9:00 in the morning and began work on the cold ground near the sign. It was quite a chilly day. My brother said he was glad to be there, but hoped that next time I would choose a workday that wasn't on the coldest day of winter yet. Lol. My father and I agreed the cold was building character.

The workday lasted for the 3 hours and, in that time, we planted all the bushes, put in fertile soil, and placed pine straw down. I am very happy with how the landscaping turned out. We should be ordering the tables soon and they should be here in time for the next workday. Very good news! Praying for God to allow us to get a deal on the tables. Trusting him to provide.

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