Bye Bye Mom and Dad

There goes Mom and Dad heading back to Marble Falls after breakfast at IHop on Sunday. They arrived on the 14th and stayed for 8 days! I loved having them visit even though I had to work and Dad and Ken were building the new deck. The deck turned out just beautiful and we are enjoying it so much. In about 30 days we will be spraying it with a water sealant and then spray it again a month after that. I never realized the wood had to dry out first. It seems there is moisture in the wood and it has to dry out before you put a sealant on. You learn something new everyday!

I love the gate they built and added to the deck. Its a great addition to the deck. I don't have to worry about Magic going down the stairs without us knowing about it and the gate will also keep my nephew Tyler, who is 5, from also going down the steps without us being there. As you can see Dad and Ken pretty much worked non stop to get the deck done.

Here is the completed deck. Just beautiful!! Once we get it sprayed, I will adding flowering plants or bushes around it.

Another photo of the completed deck. I am glad we did not take down the oak tree in front of the deck. It adds so much wonderful shade.

Here is a view of the house now with the deck built

On Saturday while mom and I enjoyed our favorite past time......shopping, dad and Ken built this picnic table and I picked up the red chairs from Garden Ridge. The purple fly swatter was something my mother wanted to kill flies with. She is a serial fly killer, her motto.... the only good fly is a dead fly.

Sunday morning before we went to IHop, Ken and Dad enjoyed themselves drinking all of Mom's hot tea. After her shower, she came looking for some and the pot, as you can see on the table, was empty. Nothing like being thrown under the bus........right mom???

I went to Home Depot and got a new light to go with the new deck. The light that was there was pretty bad. This one looks great and was only 39 dollars.

While I was at Home Depot, I found the glass tile that will become the back splash in the kitchen. I just love the color, it goes beautifully with the wall color which is a silvery blue gray. I am going to have to buy it 5 squares at a time because it is 9.98 each. I am hoping it will only take a month and a half to get what I need, but if it takes longer, it takes longer. Ken (and hopefully Dad will come help) will have to read up on installing this tile.

To Dad and Mom, thank you for the deck, it was a wonderful, wonderful gift. Even though it was hard work, Ken had fun building it with dad. We can't wait to show it off to our friends when they come over. We did so loved having you here and were sad when you had to leave on Sunday. I came home from work on Monday and there were no clothes magically washed and folded, sitting on my bed like there was last week! LOL Hurry back so we can all enjoy the deck together.

My parents, Chief Master Sergeant John Ceil Burgess Jr. retired and Joan Normille Burgess