Gary and Dad and I worked all day yesterday replacing a deck on one of our rentals, the one over in the subdivision here in Chetek (we call it 1208). It is that little manufactured home on a large lot, with a detached garage. Anyway, it had a deck at the front door, which was totally overgrown with trumpet vine and was really rotted, and the posts had heaved with the frost, so was sort-of cockeyed in the ground. We ripped it totally down, removed all the vines, sunk new posts, were able to use the framework of the deck again, since that wood was still fine, replaced all the deck planks, and put on new steps and new railings.  With all the hauling and everything, it was done by 5:45. Whew! I’m going to try to get some pictures and get them posted later. It has been raining, but I think it may be clearing up enough now to take pictures. Anyway, that is three big projects checked off the list!!