And by the end of Sunday it looked like this.
He told me last night we need to get serious about the deck boards now and place an order. We may have a new deck by the end of March. Yay!
I just haven't been able to keep up lately posting pictures. This is a good bit of one of the 4 or 5 loads of wood we (read Chris) hauled off.
Almost gone.
Sweet girl.
And gone.
You see that big root/stump? Chris dug up about 5 of those before he could proceed roping the deck off.
And roped off. Yesterday after church he and the boys spent the afternoon filling these cylinders with rocks and concrete then a little screw bolt kind of thing sticking up that will attach to something else that is silver, which will eventually fit on the bottom of a post. At least I think.
Because this deck is going to be bigger than the one we had, I have had to relocate my day lilies yet again.
So this morning Owen, Eliza and myself worked on the bank behind the house. Clearing, raking and then replanting day lilies. We were filthy! Of course, Owen and Eliza played in the dirt just as much as they were working. So after we had moved all the lilies we came in so they could have a mid afternoon bath. I think those kinds of baths are the best kind. We weren't in a hurry to get out for bed or anything special. Just relaxing, getting clean and having fun. After bath they both got dressed and climbed in the bed for some cartoons. I think they deserved it.
It started with moving our straw bales out into the yard.
And then watering them. We are supposed to soak them for 7 days before we put dirt on top. I think the boys are going to enjoy this part.
And once we moved the straw bales off the deck, we thought we would go ahead and move everything off the deck.
Because when your husband wakes up on Saturday thinking he is going to sit around and do nothing all day. 
And you wake up thinking we are really going to do something today.
You have to be prepared to motivate your employees.
And motivate I did.
We started tearing down our deck today.
Chris has always said the deck was one of the worst things about this house.
So it is all coming down and we are going to find another plan that suits us better.
And Chris will be able to add deck builder to his resume.
And don't let this little one fool you. She was in the middle of everything today mostly helping me carry wood from the backyard to Chris's truck. I say what's the point in having three children if you can't get them to work.
It feels good to complete projects. I think the only room left now that hasn't been painted is our master bath. And well, that's going to take more than a coat of paint to fix.
**Love this one!**
And really, how many times a day do I need to read this.....
So head on over and find something that speaks to you.
Costumes
Pumpkins
Leaves
And I want to get more of these little glittery pumpkins for the basket and some bigger ones to put around the fireplace. 
And it would really tickle my fancy to get some apothecary jars. I might end up looking at Home Goods for some of these.
I think it is officially fall y'all! And I love it!
So he started in Owen's room.
With a lot of help
A lot of "can I do that?" and "is it my turn yet?"
You know....help
But the real help was napping when the project started.
Ah, there she is.
Helping :-)
She loves to be in the middle of everything her daddy and brothers are doing.
Ethan found several books he hasn't seen in quite sometime.
It is so surreal to me that he just picks up books now and starts reading them.
He stumbles on some words and will ask what they are but for the most part he just reads.
And I think it is precious that his brother likes to listen to him.
As for the finished product....I love them!
Chris put them up in Owen's room, Ethan's room and the playroom.
They are able to actually see the books they have and not just the spines tucked away.
I had a diaper box chocked full of books that have been sitting in the sun room since we moved in a year ago that I was able to empty today and put on the shelves. And all for about $30. Cha-Ching! Bargain!
