it's done. and what an undertaking. i knew we'd be in for some work, but i'm really glad i did all of the prep work saturday night, because there's no way i could've squeezed it into my sunday morning.
so it measures 75 inches tall, and 142 inches wide. i was careful to keep the correct perspective, which required a little research and a little more math (and for the curious, the proper ratio for the dimensions of the american flag is 10:19.)
saturday night, i worked at the church, on the gym floor, while matt set up for sunday services. the flag wouldn't fit in my livingroom, and the even surface of the gym floor beats my aged hardwoods anyway. i cut the paper, assembled the flag, painted the blue, promptly wore myself out to the point of a nervous breakdown (it was a really long weekend), and then sketched in some guidelines for our stripes.
sunday, the kids and i spent the first 45 minutes of our time together working on the handprint stripes and stars. it turned out cooler than i'd imagined, and it's flaws just add to its charm.
on july 1st, our church will have a free pancake breakfast, and the flag will be proudly displayed in the gym where our "big church" (adult service, as the kids call it) meets. the kids will lead the adults in the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
total, i spent about 3 hours crawling around on the ground. not sure how it's related, but my hamstrings are killing me.
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