Decked out

It started on Sunday, when weather was so nice that it was hard to stay indoors. I decided to start working on the deck. I have set May 20th as my deadline and I wanted no time to be wasted. Little did I know that it would take me full day Sunday and three following evenings (after work) to do the prep work alone! Swiping, sanding, washing…oh the washing!

I’m happy to report that I'm full on staining, finally. It’s actually not that hard to do on a clean flat surface, it’s the railings that are more tricky and will take few hours for sure, but hopefully I’ll be done applying the second coat by the weekend (thank you, weather!).
How do you like my little audience who kept on eating while I was on my knees doing the hard work?

With getting the deck all ready for summer, I totally forgot to prep my toenails for the season, how sad is that?