CNSTRCTN VOL. XV, #2 Here, There, Everywhere

Memories, like birds, fleeting.  They must be grasped and held in heart's hands.

We'll begin closest to the student entrance.  Let's go to see what's happening with the Spanish steps.

     

The first pic. may not be new to you, but the second is.  Recall that the steps are to be covered with carpeting.  Here is just a hint of what's to come.  In the third pic. you can see a red bannister on the right; there's one on the left too, but is isn't clear.  What is worth noting is that some of the carpet seems to be rolled up on the step and the man is measuring (or something).  Get excited (as the students like to say).
Let's go next to the CLC (you know by now what that is).

New carpeting and clearing the way for the new furniture soon to come.  How exciting is that!
Across the hall is the kitchen (not quite ready yet) and next to that, of course, is the cafeteria.  Now that's where more action is visible as the men ready the floor for the new flooring (not carpeting, thankfully for the cleaners).  Blogger doesn't know exactly what it will look like, so she won't speculate; but it sounds like a type she is not familiar with, making it more interesting.
                                                      

A quick look at the progress on 2 1/2 new classroom (one of the four).
  Height of ceiling, color of wall, and...taa-taa the carpeting, are what this pic. reveals.  Fortunately, the students will quickly learn to judge their location (it may be easy to get lost now) by the carpet color.

One quick look at the center of our lives here at NDA--the chapel.  Not too much to show, but just to give evidence that things really are happening there.  The new, lighter stone in the sanctuary area is completed and the ceiling should be getting tiled soon (HVAC work is just about finished).    Wooden frames in the large windows are in place for the installation of the three windows that used to be on the north wall in the old chapel, and will be on the east wall.  Seeing them finally in place should be a "Wow!" experience.  What the photo shows is the last step before the wall boarding is placed on the walls separating the main chapel from the Reflection Room.

Now just two weeks away, the return of the students will bring much chatter about summer experiences, but also about the changes they will experience here.  Two areas in particular many upper class women will not recognize.  It should be great fun.
Enough for now.  Let's all pray for one another in these last crunch days.  Pray, too, for the workers--their safety and continued commitment.  God bless.