So, Sunday afternoon, we FINALLY get to Albion, where most of the rest of the gang was already unloading and getting somewhat organized. We stayed at a Miller Hall, part of the former Albion Normal School. The school has been closed since the 50's, I think, but this family has purchased the campus and is in the process of restoring stuff. The building we stayed in was a former dorm. They did a great job of restoring it and it was very comfortable. Except for the beds, which Mary and I agreed were like sleeping on concrete.
The picture above is the hall that is restored where we stayed. This picture is of one of the other buildings that isn't restored yet.
One of the buildings was taken over by chickens and a couple of turkeys. The kids said they were vicious, but I'm guessing that the kids terrorized them and the poor chickens were just defending their territory.
There was a hot tub, which was used almost exclusively by the kids. All at once.
Amy, Katie and Jenny (with other help) got dinner on pretty quickly the first night. Yummy potato-cheese soup and rolls.
Here's Mark showing off his new physique. He's lost approximately a third of a Mark since January. Good job!
Violet, enjoying her soup and roll.
'Kay, that's all for tonight, it's past my bedtime.
4 comments:
Loved the pictures and the memories. Only problem is they make my humble pictures look even worse!
You take such great pictures, and I am glad that place was dark. Looks hazardous. I would love to go back and see the whole campus fully restored. I bet it would be amazing.
Nice pictures of the buildings. I really liked that place. I think we should go back. What do you think?
I thought it was great, although they're gonna have to have another building if we were to get ALL the Bailey's there. But, we could just have a "frousins" (plus a few) reunion again. I had a good time, although I wish we coulda stayed another day.
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