oh sooo many comments I could make...
today?? Or just 
..maybe 
???
tomorrow.
HI everyone
) My Uncle is coming with 2 of his guys to replace our back landing / steps down to the patio 
We bought this synthetic wood stuff (like Trex but something else) last summer when he was here finishing our basement - so it was delivered like last Aug.! But then he ran out of time to get it done...promised me he'd be back in Oct. but then that never happened either... DH doesn't have the right power equip. (or the patience) to do it (right)!! So, this expensive crap has been stacked up on our patio since last Nov. (at first, it was in the garage & we had it stacked so that were both parking over top of it) but I didn't want to get that disgusting winter slush melting all over it so we moved it. ANYWAY, I too am excited to get this done (finally)!! The diff. between my workers and yours are that mine STAY with us & get room & board (and beer) at the end of the day!
No more splinters!! 
Sah-weet Annie! Go figure, it's always sumthin! Can't wait for that manager to call me so I can give them a lil talkin' too 
btw... door guy showed up, but door wasn't correct and didn't fit!!
I think I should get a discount for my inconvience
Ok, I am really feeling guilty here. You guys are all doing all these great projects and here we are lucky if we (read DH) mow the lawn. I'm slacking.
Now that our basement is done, it really shows how badly we need to paint the rest of the house inside...but it ain't happenin' this year! We can't do most of what really needs done ourselves as we'd need scaffolding - I guess it will be there next year waiting for us to hire someone....
Mornin' 
OMG!! Where did you get that picture?! Is that really from the transatlantic crossing?! Wow! I'm hoping when they tear out the old steps they don't find too many problems...the old steps have settled quite a bit as they were put in the yr. after we built the house & the ground was still recent backfill at the time...we were planning to re-use the old frame but it was concreted in & if it's settled TOO much...well, let's say that it could be an interesting day...just hope it's not an expensive one!!!!!!
Nope no word from Anna - guess if I checked my email ... everyone seems to be having a great time from the TR's though. all the planning the DIS'ers did over the past year has made things nice. <sigh> guess we better start making fish extenders, planning scavernger hunts, planning who leaves what "treat" on which day, when the Jimmy Buffett party will be, geez theses people are a hard act to follow - although, I bet we could out drink 'em hm, now is that "something to be proud of", I'm not sure. Well, "Hell Yeah! Turn it up!"
