And Summer Begins

2012 Transit of Venus

We remembered this time to look at the sun and see Venus passing.

Picture of the sun through my welding glass.

Passing clouds made our view a hit and miss but with the help of my old welding helmet we all got to see Venus.

 

It took a moment for our eyes to adjust and find the planet but well worth digging through my welding box for the hood!

Fort

We decided to build forts using the old fence piled in our yard with a few new pieces of wood too.

I'm a good helper (I think/hope) but really I don't know "how" to actually construct a building on my own.

We went for it anyway!

First, had to buy a new saw.  (Jill said I could, see me smiling?)

Laying out the floor.

Cole & Jo did a ton of work and I passed along all the knowledge I knew. (Some one in the future will give them all correct information I hope.)

The chalk line helped both follow the 2x4 when pounding the nails into the floor.

Does the roof come next?

I don't know.

It did for ours,

and yes, it's flat,

and yes, I know it shouldn't be.

But there you have it.

It covers their head and that is what matters.

Attaching the walls to finish it up.

And here we have it!

Our fort in the back yard!

What an awesome experience this was for all of us.

I was able to point out to the kids every thing I did wrong in planning and building and what we will do differently next time.  We will not be making these mistakes again because I learned why not but there are many more mistakes I don't know I'm going to make and those new mistakes will be just as educational and Ah Ha moments too.

The best part? The kids have a fort!

(door and window will come later)

Oma's last day of work!

This is where I found her when I got home.

Feet up, beer and computer in hand on the back porch.

GOOD JOB RELAXING OMA!

Oh, wait...what is this?

A list of to-do's for the summer?

NOOOOooooooo......

 And our BS Summer Begins.