captain america, a chop saw, retaining wall and phil collins

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So I thought I'd give you guys a bit of an update. Having the sudden burst of sun in Portland last Saturday inspired Ben & I to do some work on the retaining wall we're building along the side of the house. It's gonna look really cool at the end. It'll level out the yard, and with the bamboo we'll be planting in it, it'll be a nice natural barrier. :)
Ben needed some spikes to help with leveling the posts, so he told me to go use the chop saw to chop off the tops. Now, mind you, i've never used a chop saw before...and well, let's just say it's evident.




Our awesome friend, Jess Gilchrist came over for a couple hours to help ben out with the posts. They had 23 post holes to fill and busted out over half while Jess was over for a couple hours. He was a real life-saver. Not to mention a moral booster.




In other news, we wanted you to see what a typical evening in the Downerson household might look like. Now, depending on the evening, we sometimes are feeling a little more like ourselves and start dancing to...say...early 1990's classics. Boyz 2 men, mariah carey, matchbox 20, celine dion, the verve to name a few. Oh, and phil collins.

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  1. Jim / Annie10/14/11, 10:34 PM

    OMG...I love Jay's poses on the floor...sliding through the legs, etc....

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