Summer Projects

Summer is my favorite time of year. Which means I start getting excited when Spring arrives. I have been spiffing up the furniture on the front porch.

Before -









After - (It is amazing what a little spray paint will do!)

















For my birthday last year I asked Steve to help me build a 16 foot long picnic table. He said, "You can't build a 16 foot long picnic table." To which I responded, "That is what I want for my birthday... for you not to say 'You can't build a 16 foot long picnic table.'" So, we went to work one Saturday, and he was right. You can't find 16 foot long boards straight enough to build a 16 foot long picnic table. However, you can find 12 foot long boards straight enough. So, a 12 foot long picnic table is what I got for my birthday.






















Then for Mother's Day, I enlisted Ty to help me built my "outdoor kitchen".





























This year for my birthday I asked Steve to help me build a pergola. After last year he had caught on to my plan (getting him to provide the labor to get a project done the way I pictured in my mind) and went to work helping me construct my vision with safe and sound building practices.

It has been quite a long process. The first Saturday was spent setting posts. The next, installing cross beams.

































The next, installing the "roof".

















Of course I needed some decorative touches...

















So, next Saturday.... landscaping! I bet Steve can't wait for Mother's Day.