So...how was your weekend?

Mother Nature decided to not give us anymore snow this weekend. In fact, it was actually quite beautiful, sunny and in the low 20s (Celsius) so we got started on one of our big projects this summer.

Exhibit A - our deck on Saturday morning:


Exhibit B - our deck on Sunday afternoon:


I'm exhausted, lol! This was a lot more work than we thought it would be because the wood was so rotten. I think the deck was built when the house was built (in 1981) and none of the wood was pressure-treated. Prying the deck boards off, because they were nailed in, not screwed in, took longer than expected since so much of wood just crumbled when you applied any force to it.

In addition to deck demolition, there was planting, too. Friday evening we went to Home Depot where I ended up buying waaaaay too many bedding plants (as usual). I planted 5 pots when we got home that evening and though I intended to plant more after work tonight, we ended up doing a lot yesterday afternoon and evening since the forecast called for rain today and tomorrow. I was too tired to take photos last night but I will in the next day or two. (Btw, we did lose a few vegetable plants to the cold/snow we had last weekend. Bummer.)

So a productive weekend but an exhausting one! I don't feel at all bad about not getting to the gym, having a slice of ice cream cake on Saturday evening or eating Wendy's for lunch yesterday because I had more than enough physical activity!!