{"id":5737,"date":"2013-01-14T07:51:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T12:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2013-01-14T07:51:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T12:51:37","slug":"construction-begins-for-mouse-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/2013\/01\/14\/construction-begins-for-mouse-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Begins for Mouse City&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5737 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/2013\/01\/14\/construction-begins-for-mouse-city\/1-11-13-014\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/files\/2013\/01\/1.11.13-014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/2013\/01\/14\/construction-begins-for-mouse-city\/1-11-13-016\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/files\/2013\/01\/1.11.13-016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/2013\/01\/14\/construction-begins-for-mouse-city\/1-11-13-022\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/files\/2013\/01\/1.11.13-022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/2013\/01\/14\/construction-begins-for-mouse-city\/1-11-13-012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/files\/2013\/01\/1.11.13-012-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/2013\/01\/14\/construction-begins-for-mouse-city\/1-11-13-026\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/school60\/files\/2013\/01\/1.11.13-026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After drawing our plans and labeling what shapes we would need, we excidetly\u00a0went into action on Friday! 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