Slow Progress

We discovered a defect on one of the chairs we purchased that are in the gazebo so it was back to Home Depot to have it exchanged for a new one. The plan was also to buy an umbrella for the table and chairs that are now out in the open since we returned the second gazebo. The chair exchange went according to plan. We also bought a huge umbrella - one that would cover the entire area over the table and chairs, similar to one we used to have over our swimming pool at our home years ago. The problem we had following assembly of the umbrella was that it involved too much interaction to open, close and store. It was also prone to falling over in winds, so it was back to Home Depot for a refund on the umbrella.

It seems like we should know the people that work the returns department at these stores since we have seen them so much recently. We don't feel bad though, since you expect to be 100 % satisfied with any purchase, and they accept the returns if you aren't happy. We ended up buying another, standard umbrella. Below is a partial shot of the site where you can see the new umbrella and table and chairs (and also Josie):

The other areas of the site project, namely the paving, will be shown when it is completed. It was like we were spinning our wheels yesterday as we expected to get more work done, but the trips to the store took up much of our time.

We also had a visit from the Manager at the office who stopped by to chat. She apologized for the gazebo issue and also told us about their plans to continue improving the Resort to the high standards they envision. She also indicated that our site would be used as a reference to other prospective annual site users that want to improve their sites. That's probably the best compliment we could receive for what we have done so far.

Our plan for the day is to complete the paving and also to buy the artificial grass necessary to complete this phase of the site improvements. It should be done today if there are no more unplanned trips to the store for returns...