Day 1573: Getting ready

More details for the one day hike:

Finalized the roster and made multiple copies for tomorrow night's leader meeting. I suspect that we'll have to make changes tomorrow because one or more of the student leaders has not informed of us of some competing activity.   Divided up all the health forms into hike groups and packaged those.

Picked up the t-shirts.  Wow!  They are bright and beautiful!  The kids voted for paprika, but the small scale color sample did not have the impact that the shirts do.

Hauled all the vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, lactose-free foods into school.  Checked all the first aid kits, restocked missing items.   Packed the topographical maps into sets, bagged the tick and bug sprays, counted out the trowels.  22, but we need 23.  Certainly someone is hanging on to one from last year.

Went shopping and bought more fuel, hand sanitizer and a new SD card for the go-pro camera.  Added more items to the agenda for the leaders' meeting.

Oh, walked three miles, took down the cyc, folded it and put it away.  Cut down the remaining grasses and cleaned up the debris.  Mowed the backyard again.  Raked the low spots so maybe the grass will grow again.  And took delivery of my birthday present, five yards of sifted top soil.

The new photos I posted to the Quest page have had a terrific response.  The post has reached nearly 3000 people!  The other great news is that a teacher volunteered to help with the water truck!  Our old friend Daryl whose kids are both participating this year.   My faith in humanity has been restored.

Ready to drop over in a heap.

New sidewalks and landscaping between the Rockefeller addition and Mason Hall.

I've resolved to photograph my collection of 4 leaf clovers rather than pick them.