Day 7

Today, now that everyone was rested, everybody got up a little earlier than usual.  It is hard to sleep in too long because of how bright it gets early in the morning and the fact that everybody is just excited to get the day started.  It is funny how in school, we are all hard-pressed to get up in time for our 9 A.M. classes, but we will willingly get up at 6:30 on vacation.  A lot of us would get up, drink coffee, and do our devotions, which would then transition into the cooking and eating of breakfast.  After cleaning up after breakfast, we headed out to a small town near where we were staying called Belgrade and checked out the local thrift and pawns stores.  It is amazing what crazy things you can find in these stores, it is a lot of fun going into each new store, because you never have any idea of what you might find inside.  Some cool finds were a Moose hide, an authentic cowboy hat, and some great western style clothing.  At one point Pete and Dave tried to buy a gun from one of the pawn shops, but (un)fortunately it was soon discovered that the vendors were not able to sell handguns to individuals from out of state. 

After exploring in Belgrade, we returned to the Bloom’s cabin to help Mr. Bloom paint.  With seven guys, we were able to rig up a pretty efficient system for painting the North, South, and East sides of the house.  Steve was covering the top four logs on each side by ladder, while Tommy was spraying paint on the lower portions and I was covering up any missed spots left behind.  At the same time, Dave, Pete, HB, and Jake were using paper and tape to prep the sides of the house that the painters weren’t currently working on.  It was a beautiful day, and we had a great time working outside with each other.  We were able to finish the job just before a storm rolled through, which was perfectly timed for dinner.  All the work tired us out, however, and after dinner we went to bed soon after. 

Evan