Progress

Despite my feelings of failure at the end of the day Saturday, we managed to check several things off the list by the end of the weekend. Here is a quick update...

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*Lay mulch: I think you heard enough about this problem in my last post. We hope to have a delivery this weekend.
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*Finish garden boxes and plant seeds : check.

We plan to fill in around pavers with mulch.

*Stain dining room chairs: check. (sort of - staining is tough.)
*Install hooks for roll down shade to protect from wind: check.

This was an easy one but the hooks had been sitting in a drawer for 2 weeks so I had to put it on the list to get it done. :)*Finagle some sort of shade for our pergola: what do you think? nice shade, huh? We are still evaluating our options but are leaning toward something like this. Adam hung this plastic while we were painting our chairs because it started to sprinkle.

*Find some patio furniture: check.

Ended up with a table from Target and chairs from Lowe's. They match perfectly and fit our budget too. I have found over the years that most furniture sets have a piece that is a good deal and then other pieces that are more expensive. At Target, the table was cheap but the chairs too expensive. At Lowe's the table was too small, but the chairs just right. So we just combined the two to get just what we wanted. *Continue to baby proof house:check.

This is Carter's new favorite toy. I think we might have to move it to the bottom of the main stairwell because Carter likes to climb the gate rails and hold on tight.

So, all in all a very productive weekend.