What a rush, we are SO close to having the fence on the side finished. At about 9:30 last night Tad and I put in the last screw for the gate. Now all we need to do is put the wheels on the bottom, and the slats on the front and we’ve done it!

Once we had the posts in and cemented we left them for a day to settle then hung the stringers. Then a day or two later we put up the first half of the slats, then spent all night last night finishing the center section. We were hoping to get more done so we put together the gate in the dark using flashlights and the lights of the saw and drill. I was in charge of measuring and cutting all the wood so tad could level and hang it. We made a great team!

Eventually we will have the pool up! And the flower bed around it cultivated rather than just a pile of dirt. But isn't it beautiful? I'm getting excited!

It was such a gratifying experience to stretch out my back, wipe the sawdust from my face and look at the fence we had built. Slivers, cuts and scrapes... accompanied by some blood and plenty of sweat... the perfect ingredients for a beautiful cedar fence. One down and an entire front to go... hmmmm. Where I'm standing to take this picture is where the gate will go. 

 Our neighbor Don was out to supervise the fence building haha. He is a pretty cute old man and a hard worker for a man of his "experience". He kept saying how thankful he was that Tad is a "master engineer" because Tad designed the fence and worked up all of the figures and measurements beforehand. So Don just kept asking questions like: how is this supposed to work, should I go get a drill and start putting in screws, or how many slats should I put here? Tad is very patient and kind. He even dealt with a few of my less than perfect cutting jobs with the circular saw.