I worked my butt off today!

We haven't added the lattice to the top yet. We're going to do that tomorrow.

I'm exhausted! Debbie, Jorge, and I built a patio today and painted it. It took so long. I went with brown because I really don't like the green on the house and eventually, in a year or more, I hope to be able to paint the rest of the house brown and get rid of the yellow and green. We haven't put the lattice up yet, but we will staple that down tomorrow.

David was home from Maryland, for Memorial Day weekend, so Heather and Katie were gone all day and I had the day to myself. I wanted to go to the beach, but I'm glad I got this done instead.

The lumber and hardware was only $110.00, the paint was $40, and the lattice was $45, so all together, we were able to do this for under $200.

It's nothing fancy, just a nice place to sit and relax. I'll probably put Katie's pool under there so she can play in it without dragging grass into the pool. I am trying to figure out ways to keep all the mulberries from taking over the grass. I had so many weeds this year, because of the mulberries. I added the concrete to cut down on the watering, and added the pergola to cut down on the mulberries that drop and stick like glue to your shoes, and get drug into the house.