We had a new deck put on the house last summer. The old deck was old and not holding up well; in fact, when they took it down, there didn’t seem to be much holding up some of the stairs. We envisioned the deck stairs landing on a patio to open up the outdoor space a little more. Finally, it happened. They came and dug up the area to level it.
Then, they put the forms in to prep for the cement. Finally, the cement truck pulled in.
Megan was here. My dad was here; he can’t really stay away when construction is happening. He enjoyed talking to the workers,
explaining things to the girls,
and photographing the event for us.
We are happy with the final product, although we will be much more excited when it is actually all done – the lawn landscaped and the ruts gone.
Jeremy thought it would be nice to move the swing set away from the house a bit and open up the area. So, he started prepping the ground to level out the space where it will set.
The girls got into the action that night. Sometimes they would pick it up and throw it.
Other times, they would utilize the wheelbarrow and haul it to the pile.
Either way, they did a job Jeremy was dreading and helped him get it done more quickly.
I had hurt my back trying to pull a few little weeds out of the mulch around our house. So, I am (and was) out of commission to help with any of these outdoorsy projects. While I would usually be elated at an excuse to not have to do yard work (particularly weeding) being hurt sucks.
As the summer progresses, we hope to finish up these projects. Not sure what our next home renovation will be. Some of the paint on our siding (yes, they painted the siding) peeled off during this process. So, maybe new siding? Our windows are not our favorite feature. So, maybe new windows? We have a really retro meringue type living room ceiling… maybe that? There’s always something. But hopefully, we can just enjoy what we have and eat outside a bit more.
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