Voila

Before , notice the most awful grass , thank the dogs for that .

3 days work, that took one week to complete because of life and poor weather and drills that don't have lasting power , resulted in a deck a seating area , a lounging /dining area , a stage for the kids to enjoy , sorry neighbors , a now usable backyard , that was not enjoyable before , we need /I need to do some painting , gardening (which I will probably put off ) and we just need some warm weather or at least sunshine. Why did we wait so long.

Cheers !