Family Mellmann

5th grade and 9th grade. Ready or not, here they come!

We finished the deck earlier this week.  And, as Murphy's Law would have it, it has been rainy and/or wet ever since. Today, however, we were finally able to enjoy a family meal on our new deck, sitting on the new furniture.  What a long-awaited treat. Guten Appetit!

I'm a little behind on my updates.  For some reason the e-mailing of photos to the blog has ceased to function so it hasn't been as easy to update as it once was. :(  In any case, here's a recap of what has been accomplished since August 2. August 4; floor boards start going in August 5; more floor boards go in August 6; it's really looking like a deck August 10; (I missed taking pictures on the 7th because we left in the middle of the day for a camping trip) we have steps! August 12; (a couple of days passed with no work done because they ran out of fasteners and we had to order an extra box...and wait for shipping) Today the builders filled the screw holes, sanded rough spots, and put in the missing fasteners.  UPS didn't deliver the fasteners until almost 6:00, so they were late getting home, but they finished. August 13; now that the building is done, we can oil the deck.  The first step was to clean it and let it dry.  Then Patrick helpe...

We used the weekend to get some work done for the deck. Joerg installed the step lights and the outlet since this week the builder will surely start putting down the floor boards.   They made some progress on the "siding" of the deck; enough that we can start to see a light at the end of the tunnel.  Today we assembled all the furniture.  The only thing that hasn't arrived yet is the umbrella.  Hmmm.  All dressed up and no place to go.