Satur DAY

After sleeping in from the party it was time to get the day rolling. Jen's Mom is here, so she and Jen had plans for the yard (not without a handful of bee stings). My plans were for the deck railing, but first I needed some supplies.

A new hardware store opened up down the street, so I went to check it out. It's not bad for a local place. Some kid, whose Dad does well in construction, owns and runs it. He's local and nice enough, so I gave him some business and bought $50 worth of galvanized carriage bolts. The store is still stocking supplies, so I headed to the warehouse home centers for the rest.

Back home the rest of the day was spent doing this.

That's just twelve feet of railing. It took eight hours to do and I've got thirty some more to do. Jen thinks I'll get faster, but our deck isn't that easy. This is one of the straighter sections. The rest is all at weird angles and what-not. I did learn lots as I went along. My cousin's been coaching me via email the last couple of weeks. He really knows his stuff. I've got all kinds of "tricks of the trade" now to make it look some-what professional.

Like everything else lately, I'll get a page up soon just for the deck work.

If only I could make that white submarine go away...

- b