The ramp goes up....just in case

Pictures: Mark and Tim finishing the ramp and Dave's watching from the deck; Tim's checking out the ramp; Mark and Tim...more ramp fun; the deck so far....welcome!

Tim, Joni and Mark came back over at 9 am to work on the ramp. Now, I don't remember if I mentioned that the whole idea for the deck started when I had to call 911 for Dave with his seizure and the medics had some issues getting in and out of the house. Not that I'm planning for a repeat at all, just know we needed to prepare for any emergency for any one. So, one side of the stairs have a temporary ramp that Mark designed. It's temporary because we can move it anytime...well we need 2 men to move. It was great that Dave came out and sat in one of the new chairs I got for the deck while watching the finishing touches about noon. Then Tim and Mark needed to make sure we could push someone up and down. It works pretty slick.

A highschool friend, Ted Stanford, stopped by around 2:00pm. Dave was sleeping at first, but he was able to visit with Ted for awhile. Tim, Dave and Ted talked about their first garage bands and Jr High School days. It was so nice of him to stop by. I should have gotten a picture. DARN!

After a nap for me, I went and got some finial perennials and a table for the deck. Watering and planting finished out the early evening. Dave's been outside once and watching TV in the living room 3 times today. That's pretty good. A little stronger everyday!