Construction

Summer.

 A time of peace and quiet, especially when you live on a school campus.

Not!

Every morning, sometimes as early as 6 am, sounds of construction begin to echo through the empty hallways.

Don't misinterpret the above statement. I am not complaining. 

Construction is good; a sign of progress.

Besides, sleeping in past 6am, so far this summer, has successfully eluded me.

What amazes me, however, is the amount and depth of the construction/renovations currently taking place on the Morrison school grounds.

Just shortly after our move to this apartment about a year ago, the sounds of digging started. We couldn't see where it was coming from, but knew that something was up.

That was the beginning of this....

Eighteen new staff apartments, to be move-in-ready by October.

 As students were completing their last day of school, the destruction began on the building housing the athletic facilities.

 The entire inside has been pretty much gutted. The tearing down of the steps was quite entertaining.

To the left of our apartment, other equipment was also in the process of tearing down. In order to accommodate a full size soccer field, a shed, several porches, trees, and a wall needed to be removed.

Three large trees not only provided shade for spectators, but also marked elementary recess boundaries.

 Meanwhile, just below our kitchen  and bedroom windows, a new exterior wall is being built.

One morning as I sat at the kitchen table, I kept hearing a voice; an amplified loudspeaker kind of voice. After several minutes, my curiosity got the best of me. 

 

So while there have been very little "school" noise in our apartment the last two weeks, plenty of construction noise has occupied its vacancy.

We leave for Ohio early Tuesday morning. While we are gone, the construction will continue. After witnessing the destruction, its hard to imagine the finished products. I look forward to seeing what can be accomplished in six weeks!