Fixin' Some Stuff

Seems like everything is in need of fixing around here.  That's home ownership I hear.  I recently learned that the Golden Gate Bridge is constantly being painted.  As soon as they finish they just start again.  Maintenance, maintenance....

Speaking of which, our back stairs have been in need of maintenance for some time.  The steps were all rotten and on the verge of breaking.  A few months ago one step finally fell off.  Looks awesome right, combined with all the surrounding overgrowth-

With the recent long weekend Jonathan was able to get to the job (yay! not being sarcastic, he has been busy elsewhere).  Of course, all jobs that daddy does draws some attention.

Cute with his little tools and attentive look.  These pictures are the main reason I felt this repair was worth sharing. :)

Unfortunately he is not a silent helper, always asking questions and "Can I do something?".

He finally resorts to his own imagination-

He did get to help some here, helping read the number on the tape measure (not with the miter saw)-

Progress using the newish 'birthday bench'.  The stair carriage (or stringer, is this the same thing?)-

And done, exciting stuff right-

The rest of the deck is in poor shape as well, but it is not a top priority at the moment.  Someday...

Jonathan also updated his homemade feeding trough from last year-

To a gravity feeder (the existing trough became the bottom part, just added the 'hopper' on top to hold the feed).  It has been working great-

Thinking of adding a motivational message to it?  Like-

-OR-

Did you know that pigs eat less feed when it is constantly available to them?  Proven stuff people, farmers do their research (not referring to us here, we are wanna-be's).  Anyway, I will share more on the pigs later.  They have almost reached their halfway point until.... well, you know.