Its about time!!!

Before I even start really posting, I have a favor to ask. I can keep tabs on my “views” and I’m starting to get a regular view from a country called “CW.” It has no flag and doesn’t show up on a map. I’m thinking, maybe the Common Wealth? Anyway, whoever you are, could you comment, just so I know? I know some blogs are followed by tons of different people from all over the world, but I’m still pretty new at this and definitely don’t have any out-of-country followers. Please let me know who you are 🙂

Back to basics. Yesterday, we picked up the material for our deck!!!!! The build begins tomorrow and I’m SO EXCITED! My dad borrowed a work truck with a trailer and met us at a Co-op at 5:30 for the pick. I know people have their places they like to go and its not always Co-op, but my goodness, they were sooo good to us! We had started loading the truck with the best pieces we could find, when we realized the first ones we loaded were the wrong size. Bad way to start. Everything off, everything back on in the wrong order. This, plus the fact that Dekker was in the car, made it a little more stressful as we wanted to rush and get it done fast. We needed some really long wood (Whoops! Thats what she said) and there wasn’t enough up front (Thats what she said! Thats what she said!) so we found a guy in a reflective vest that just told us to follow him to “the back.” We drove behind him and he took us to a lot more (and better quality) pieces. He showed us where to pull from for what sizes, as everything is unmarked back there. Instead of just helping us with that one size, the guy basically adopted us! He had our pick list and was crossing stuff off, helping load up our truck and everything. For a summer worker, he definitely took pride in his work. After we had pretty much everything we needed from the back, he pointed toward the deck blocks and slabs we would need, but just said “Follow me.” So we did. And he helped load that stuff too! And same with all the hardware. 18 lbs of screws (and a lot of other random hardware) later, we were done. He came out, shook hands all around, and left. I’m pretty sure all he was asked to do was forklift out a load of pieces that they were short on out front. I love people that go the extra mile. Big shout out to Taylor at Co-op!!!

So 3.5 hours later, it was done. And would you believe that Dekker was still happy?! Playing with his blue key that sings, with only really his water and crackers to accompany him, he was perfectly content. Of course I still checked on him often, but he was fine! Was a fabulous son I have!

This whole mess of wood is now in my backyard, unloaded right beside where it will (hopefully) become a deck before Tuesday.

Today, I will not think about it. I will simply play with my son A LOT and get all pretty for my birthday date with Brady tonight while Dekker naps. Sounds like a good day to me!