Sunday was Family day!  Mark and Maribeth got here early (I was still out at home depot and the grocery store).  And when I got home, work on the porch had already started!  The weather was great, so Mark and Ryan started working on getting the porch more leveled out and supporting it all the way across the front.

I got the dog runner set up and as i was doing that and Maribeth was raking, Becca and the girls showed up!  The rest of the day centered around the girls!  We played with the dog, we ate some lunch, then we went to the Carnival!  There was a one week Carnival at Hollman Stadium, no entrance fee, just tickets to purchase and rides to ride.  Emily rode every ride she was big enough for and she was worn out after such a long day!

We ended the evening by going out to dinner, then watching some Mary Poppins before bedtime (sleepover!)  Morning brought cinnamon buns and then a walk to the park before the girls headed home.  The guys got back to work on the porch.

The rest of Monday has been Ryan and Mark continuing to work on the porch (see tons of pictures below) and I finished all the outlets in the gym.  The gym is basically done, although I found a few spots I want to touch up now 🙂

And now for the pictures…

Outlets and covers all on!

Gym just about finished!

And the porch project, no idea what the order is but I have plenty of pictures 🙂

Supporting the roof

The right side is level now!

Removing the carpenter ant eaten wood

A new corner

Where'd the deck go??

And the other side is straight!

Maribeth and I got the backyard and side yard all raked up and after all that work, I ended my day by cooking a late lunch and then baking an apple pie for Maribeth’s bday.

Happy Birthday Maribeth!

I didn’t have my regular crust mix so I tried out a new recipe for the crust, the first half tasted a bit sweet so I cut back on the sugar for the second half.  Hopefully it’s a nice flaky crust.

And now I’m finally putting my feet up for the day and the guys are still hammering out on the front porch 🙂