making a stage

papa found an old wooden pallet in the alley which he dragged into the elevator & all the way home. mama said she didn't want that dirty thing in her house but papa said it would be ok because he was going to cover it with a carpet.

he set it up in the corner. first he stuffed it with a roll of insulation he got from the hardware store. then he put a carpet down & put the pallet on it. then he put down another carpet on top of it & folded it under so it looked like a big square. papa said they were going to move maddie's drumkit over here & put it on this until the big show. the carpets will help muffle the sound so the neighbors won't complain too much.

polly got on it & said this is a stage isn't it papa & papa said it sure is scout.

it wasn't too high but polly felt like when she was snowboarding but she hadn't started yet & was still on the top of the mountain looking down.