the raft

Once upon a time, Carter had a dream of making a raft made from milk jugs.  So, being the supportive mom that I am, I started collecting them in the garage for him.  We saved them all winter long.  I think there were about 75 in all.  It was going to be his summer project.  Then summer came and he lost some of his enthusiasm.  We kept reminding him and he kept putting it off.  Finally Allen and Jared helped him one day to get the first layer done.  That first layer sat there for the rest of the summer.  Sad.  So un-Carter-like.  Finally, in September, he had a few friends over to finish it up.  And the next week he and his friend Konnor tried it out.  It worked!  Now it is sitting in the basement garage.  Will it see the water again?  Maybe next summer.