Bring on the Rain

There was a brief moment yesterday when I thought I would not receive delivery of our shed. I had a phone call from the shipper at about 8:15 yesterday morning telling me that the shed could not be delivered until today (Friday) in the afternoon. I reminded her that Amazon committed the delivery for yesterday between 9 AM and noon, and that I would contact them to find out what has happened. The girl called back within 5 minutes of that call saying the tracking info has been updated, and the shed would be delivered as promised, between 9 AM and noon. It arrived at around 12:30, and I started right away on the assembly.

The instructions were terrific, and the material is top notch, so the assembly went very smooth. It only took about an hour and a half to put together, and all the pieces went together without a problem. The instructions said that it would require two individuals to assemble, but I was able to do it alone.  This is what it looked like at the conclusion of the assembly at 2 PM:

We may eventually move it slightly to allow for more room around it, but after Josie came home at 3 PM, we loaded all the cartons of decorations, the folding chairs and all the other stuff that we didn't want to get wet, and we were set to go. After placing a few stepping stones in the front, this is what it looks like in the rear of our space:

The timing was perfect as it started to rain at about 5 PM. It really started raining hard at bedtime, and so far, we have had almost .75" of rain. The forecast is for up to 2 inches, and I think we will easily make that projection. We closed the curtains on our gazebo to protect the furniture and the only thing left out in the elements is our patio table and chairs. Bring on the rain...