almost professional...

Don't you hate when there is just that little piece of a project that for one reason or another is not getting done? Me too. So after much delay (a full 6 months or more), plus, a wasted Saturday afternoon looking at refrigerators, the decking around the pool is almost complete.

There's not much you can do at 4:30 p.m. on a Saturday except pose for this picture and plan for the next day.

And, when the next day is hot, but overcast with 20-30 mph winds, you just put your nose to the grindstone...

And, be thankful that the wind is blowing all the paver dust away from your house -- and your neighbors' houses too!

Thanks to our wonderful brother-in-law for lending us his tile saw -- this was done in record time!

Now, just a little bit of sand filler and I think we're probably good to go.