Finally.

Well, I know you've all been waiting with baited breath, so without further ado....

Here are pictures of the finished product:















I can't believe how non-simple this process was, particularly for my almost 70-year old father, but I must admit I am totally excited about having it.When I was thanking him last night, I said, "I didn't realize what an intense project this was going to be", and bless his heart, he said "The challenges made it more fun." He must have had a hell of a good time, then.


I promise that I will not talk about this thing anymore, as I am sure I've bored you to tears with my little mini-drama. I am sure many blog-worthy things will happen in the next few days to keep you interested.


Just one more thing: lest you think there was nothing left to remind me of how far we've come, here is a little remnant left in my yard.