Yesterday I pressure washed our picnic table in preparation of painting it and making it nice and new looking. I don't know how old it is - it was a hand me down from a family friend - but it was showing some age so I decided to give it a makeover. I'll post photos once I'm done.
We also built a new fence yesterday. The neighbors got new dogs and Jacko had been going crazy trying to get to them. He figured out that if he pushed hard enough on the fence slats, he could pop them off the rails and get his fat butt into the neighbor's yard! We had to remedy that as quickly as possible, so we built a fence on our side that is both stronger and with rails facing out, so he can't push his want into the neighbor's yard anymore.
Today was another productive day. Ricky pressure washed and resealed our beautiful stamped concrete. With all of the rain, mud, and wrestling that goes on, the seal was wearing quickly and we wanted to preserve the beautiful look of our concrete. Now it looks as good as the day it was first sealed, nearly a year ago!
Our patio the day it was finished, September 2011
As if that weren't enough, we took the dogs to the dog park. Once the patio is sealed, no one can walk on it for 24 hours, which means the pups can't go in the backyard except on a leash and out the side door. We took them to the park so they could run around and have fun as a break between a morning and evening of cooped-up-ness. Fearful of what a bike ride would do to Jacko's heart, I drove him while Ricky took Cody on the bike. Apparently we should have been more concerned for Cody! He was pretty shaky and worn out when they got there, so when it was time to go home we switched. Cody rode in the truck with me and Jacko got to go for a (slow) bike ride home. As you can imagine, he was in hog heaven. Bike rides are few and far between for him now, so this was an extra special treat.
Add to that the 1 million loads of laundry I've done and it's been a pretty good weekend for us!
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