Catching up - Life talk

Deck - My father-in-law was going to help me replace the weathered deck boards and weak railings on the front steps / deck. I started to remove the skirting and Tera sent some pictures to him. Based on the pictures we've had some other knowledgeable people check the supports out and they agree: the deck should be falling apart. It is in fact rock solid, but no one believes it, even while standing on it. That will make the project much more expensive.

Storage - My plan to put a second shed on the property has been revised. We couldn't decide where the best place to put on is. No place is ideal. The original shed has some issues. We need to do some small repairs on it (doors don't work right, some of the T-111 needs repair / replacing). So we are thinking about a bigger shed in the same place. If we do a pole barn style instead of the kit I was going to buy it shouldn't be too much more.

Tera - Is back to work. It's been hard on her, and Peter got sick week #2 in daycare, but he seems OK with the travel and daycare.

Rachel's Room - Grammy and Poppa came down and put tile / carpet in her room. It came out great!

Tera's Dad with my brother's help replaced the chimney on the porch with sky light. Even at dusk or clouds it looks there is a light on.

Tera and her mom organized the porch so it can be used as a dining room.

Gazebo - it's huge (12' diameter). The weather hasn't cooperated much since we got it done. but it should end up as a nice place to hang out.

Happy Valenties day, birthday, anniversary and Father's day from Tera! Dad and I put together the grill Tera got me. It's really nice. Ran out of gas the first time we used it, but we were almost done.

Weeding - there are a lot of nice flowers hidden under years of weeds. Tera has spent a huge amount of time working on the flowerbed reclaimation project. Her mom, the girls and I have helped some, but she's done most of the work.