Baby Cianna loves the second floor level of the newly completed deck behind the house. It's a perfectly enclosed playpen. This morning, she has been checking the contractor's work by stomping on the deck surface and tugging at the railings. Last night, we made our last payment to the contractor who says the job went amazing well for him due to the good weather of the last two weeks. The back rooms of the house are much brighter now that the old structure is gone.

Our real estate agent will stop by this afternoon to see the results and advise on next steps to sell the house. Tomorrow we are doing some house hunting in Silver Spring.

- mike lee - baltimore