Fun Home Improvements

After all the hard work we have done to fix up our house and yard, it was finally time for some home improvements we could really enjoy! We did some looking around and found a very reputable company that would build our deck in the winter, their slow season, for quite a discount. So we went ahead with it. It only took them a little over a week, with a few snow days in there.

We were so excited to be able to finally walk out of our sliding door we had installed last year. The kids thought it was really exciting and scary to walk out on the deck before the railing was put up.

(We have since stained the posts dark brown, so they match the deck.)

We wanted to have the deck completed before we would have the next big thing- the swim spa- delivered. We had to move the swingset over a few feet- with the help of our amazing neighbors the Forsyths. Then Dave and I built a little gravel pit to level the ground. We had someone come out and add in another breaker.

After all sorts of delays, the swim spa was finally delivered on February 28. It took a couple of days for the water to warm up. We couldn't wait to get in and swim! It took so long to warm up. We finally got in when it was 80 degrees. REALLY COLD! They didn't stay in for long.