Slow Start with a Big Finish... oh, and the WEATHER

We woke up excited and raring to go.  We ate breakfast, had our morning devotionals, and waited.  Mondays at the Folklife Center start later as the foreman needs a little time to get organized.  Part of his planning was to accommodate the SNOW.

Today our assignments kept us working at the Folklife Center.  One group put up scaffolding on the side of the dining hall. 

This was a non-trivial task as the ground slopes down steeply at the back and is (was) heavily overgrown with pricker bushes.  The second group was assigned to re-flooring the kids' dorm down the hill.  There is always a hitch.  One of the rooms had freshly installed vinyl tiles which were stuck down like crazy.  Kudos to the the teens for persevering to get their floor completely removed.  They accomplished a lot more than Supervisor Greg had hoped for. 

Almost all of us have taken extra ibuprofen to be ready for tomorrow after a lot of scraping, squatting, kneeling and other contortions.  Terry and Laura took a special adventure for more bread and a long list of stuff that we forgot to pack.

This evening (still SNOWING), we went to Princeton to shop at the Riff Raff Art Collective (ask to see Terry's table),

meet the musicians at Stages Music School and attend open mic night at The Room Upstairs.  We presented checks (proceeds from the Mission Festival) to Stages and The Riff Raff. 

They thanked us (you) repeatedly for the support.  As as special surprise, Rick made his djembe (drum) debut with Lori and Robert!  It was exciting to have one of our own sharing the stage with our WV friends.

Many thanks for the casseroles and the cookies.  We are eating and snacking well.  Hoping for better (warmer) weather tomorrow.

- Alison, Allyson and Mark