I've been trying to get the deck finished for what seems like an eternity, but it keeps raining. I thought I had a window this morning, but just as I stepped outside, it began drizzling.
I turned my attention to the kitchen sink instead. We've long needed to rip out the old silicon and replace it, but I couldn't find any black silicon. Then I realized it wasn't actually supposed to be black...
In the afternoon, I took a chance and finished the deck. Normally, that late in the day, putting water-proofing on the deck is a terrible idea. It doesn't soak into the wood; it cooks on the surface and then gets sticky. I figured, though, that since I only had to do verticle parts of the railing, the freshly-sealed surfaces wouldn't actually be getting in direct, 90-degree sun exposure. And also, if it does turn sticky, who'll ever know? It's not like you're going to walk on it.
In the evening, we (minus L, who had volleyball practice followed by track practice) went to a local university for Music By The Lake. A local youth orchestra was performing, and to our admittedly-slight surprise, we discovered Mr. K, E's band teacher (and favorite teacher), runs the whole program.
Clover was just excited to get out of the house.
