With what can only be described as miraculousness, and a significant amount of help from others, the fence is 85% done.  I have to put the slats up, but that’s quick work because most of the slats already have screws in them (they’ll be recycled) and the help of my brother-in-law (and sister) has been most appreciated.  If all goes well tomorrow I’ll be able to post a picture that will be far from artistic, but at least will show that I can complete a project around the house.

I foolishly lugged 700 pounds of wood and concrete across Lowe’s on Saturday while feeling under the weather, but at least when it was all said and done I got some exercise and I had most of the materials I needed.  It turned out that some of my materials recycling was a fail because the nails in the wood splintered upon attempting to remove them.  So I had to spend another $60.00 on cross-beams.  They were not optional, but they did help me have a fence, so I don’t have to look at my neighbor’s back yard and wonder why they have so many kids toys without ever using them (there are kids there… just not regularly playing in the back yard… Wii?  X-box?  PS2?  PS3?  PS, I love you).