It is such a relief to have the pedestal, planter and sidewalks poured. Now the scouts can get on to their projects, electrical, irrigation, landscaping, retaining wall, planting and sod. The foundry asked for a template of the pedestal top so that they can fit the rough cast bronze of the monument to it. It seems easy enough, but yet another difficulty arose. The complex design combined with the concave front of the monument made form removal extremely difficult. Dan tried to hurry things along and pry it off so that the other disciplines could get started, but the concrete had not cured sufficiently. The exterior corners of the concrete must be strong before the forms are removed, or there will be a lot of difficult repair work to be done. It was painful, but the decision was made to leave the forms for another 24 hours. It took a joint effort; Dan, Julie, Doug and the boy scouts, but FINALLY the forms were off and we could begin to see the colors and shape of the final monument. A short burst of the "Hallelujah Chorus" was heard in all our hearts!
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