Well, it has been about 5 weeks since we last posted something and that is because 99% of the remodel is done. However, we did want to post a few pictures of what has happened since our last post.

First is that Gary's parents came to town the last week of June to attend my last Seattle Men's Chorus show for the season and for Ron to help us with fixing up the new garage with our 'new' workbench. Quotes are around new because although it is a new workbench, we are using our old kitchen cabinets as our workbench in the garage.

Unfortunately, I had to work during the day (aww shucks), so Gary and Ron cleaned out the garage and built the kick plate frames for the cabinets. Additionally, they went to Home Depot and bought a counter for the workbench and had that all installed before I got home. With my help, we installed the upper cabinets and started to position all the tools and stuff. The picture above shows the finished product with the tool chest, table saw, TV and both our Scottish and Bear flags above the bench.

Additionally, we finished the new front deck with a brand new gate that was build by Clyde who built our deck for us. We found a nice patio set for the deck and this is where Gary's mom Carol spent a lot of her time while Ron and Gary worked in the garage. During their visit we also went to a couple of nurseries to look for what kind of plants will work for our yard. We look at a lot of grass and bamboo and found a really nice ceramic pot for the new deck.

Gary and I were trying to think of something that would fit nicely in a corner of the new deck and decided to bring out a swinging couch that we have had for years but has sat in the basement for the past couple of years. It is a nice addition and really completes the deck. As you can see, the new deck is a place that we will spend a lot of time.

Lastly, we installed our new address sign for the top of the driveway. We had out address sand blasted into the rock and then dug a hole and placed this rock into the yard. We also had 5 small boulders delivered and we will place these around the front landscape. That is still a work in progress, and we are looking forward to getting that all done this summer.

Our other project for this summer is to clear out the old garage so that we can lay down a floor coating throughout all three bays in the garage.

Until then, we are heading back into the yard to do some more work.