Look What We Did!

I mentioned in my last blog post that I have a new job, well actually, my position was eliminated after 23 years.  Thankfully, I found my new job in just 4 days!  I did receive a severance package along with my unused vacation time for the rest of the year.

 

Here's what we did with it:

 

We have been wanting to add a porch to the front of our house for several years and now we had the money to do it without adding more debt.

 

Here is a side view of it:

 

It is 8 feet wide by 26 feet long, almost half the length of the house.  The flooring is made of Trex decking and the railing is all vinyl.  It is pretty much a maintenance free addition!  We even added recessed lighting and a ceiling fan.

 

Here are a couple more pictures with everything done around it:

 

Instead of putting lattice around the bottom, we used the most plentiful resource in Wales, ROCKS!  We feel that it gives a more rustic look to the porch.  I also moved my flag pole to the outside of the porch and put my new flag on it. If you can't read it, it say: "A Spoiled Rotten Dog Lives Here". It is quite fitting!

 

As requested by emerci, here's one with Hershey!  Hershey is doing very well and he loves the new porch too!