Tired of this bench yet?

Me too.

It's not finished yet, but close...Just have to finish the seat now!

Handrail, finished

Here's a couple of photos for Mom and Dad.

Nearly finished

Here's a photo of the work in progress. The maple bench has been sanded and half of it has been stained, and the railing is nearly complete. One or two more days and this project will be finished, thankfully.

I like the way it looks so far.

Antique find

We went on a church pew/bench search today in Adamstown, PA, which has a TON of antique stores. It's a pretty amazing place, and I'm disappointed that it's taken me nearly three years to discover it. (Mom--we HAVE to plan a trip there sometime soon! It was tough w/ Katy and Bryan. Though they were troopers, it is definitely not fun for either of them.)

As for me, I was in heaven to find a perfect bench. I need to refinish it and mount it to the floor, but I think it will replace our handrail on the back porch just perfectly. If it doesn't work, the $65 cost isn't a great loss.

Have to use your imagination now, but I will post final photos when it's completed!

Sunroom/Den, version 2

Here's another post for Mom. What about with the church pew? (Imagine how it would look if I can find one that's longer and fits that width more precisely...)

New house project

This post is for Mom specifically, who wanted to see the project on our sunroom/den, which is still in progress (obviously!). More photos will follow once we're finished.

Renaissance festival

Katy and Ryan in the Hot Tub

So, we just arrived home from a whirlwind visit to Alabama. It just wouldn't seem like the Fourth of July without a margarita on the lake.

Here's some images of Katy and Ryan, playing around in the hot tub, for your viewing pleasure.

And then the aftermath of all that activity. Both kids:

And both kids plus one big kid:

Fourth of July on Lake Martin

Images from this weekend's festivities at Mom and Dad's house on the lake.

As Brad would say, "Good times, good times!"