Other people may be hunkering down inside their houses blasting the A/C and that is fantastic! Way to go. I wish we had A/C too haha.
What were we doing? Well, we were adding more to the deck in 29+ degree weather... on the south side of the house from 8:30 a.m. till 3:45 pm.
We are:
Totally bushed
Nice and sweaty
Definitely a bit redder
What a great time working with my parents. My dad is a teacher and often made time during the summer months to do a large work project with us. I helped make a wooden hot tub, treehouse, and double car garage to name a few. Working with them this summer has brought back so many fond memories and I love that now I get to include my own son in work projects. He is the overseer... the wood inspector, extension cord taster, funny noisemaker.
My mom has done an amazing job looking after the cleaning, meals, and of course the little escape artist while I get to use the power tools with my dad. It has given me a mini holiday from the constant career that being a mom is. I can't wait to finish off the decking and add a sturdy fence style railing. Rhett loves being outside and I look forward to releasing him on the deck and adding an additional 'room' for him to explore. I can just picture us sitting out there in the evening waiting for Carrington to come home or hosting church family BBQ meals (post-COVID). I know all the hard work and love going into this deck will be repaid in much food, laughter, and quality time fellowshipping with my biological and spiritual families. 
