Getting, well....Stoned.

The next landmark was the pouring of the concrete. We are talking driveway extension, patio, and foundation around the house.  Very much concrete indeed.

So yes, we went from recently getting "Plastered" to now getting "Stoned."

To those of you alive and aware in the 1970's;

Cheech and Chong.

Kinda nice being able to walk around your property without kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

Used to be, after about a half hour or so  - your socks, legs, and shoes would be soil brown!

Not a bad segway huh?  From Cheech and Chong - to Pig Pen!

Once again we call in the cement truck and the trusty cement pumper to get the materials to the backyard. Marvelous invention the cement pumper - I'm sure many of you have seen, or tried, to push a wheelbarrow full of cement across the dirt. Not an easy task.

Too bad the kids were in school and missed this. Not too long ago, they would drooled at the opportunity to watch these big toys in action.

So from the pumper, through the hose - the cement is delivered to the backyard.

  

Quite the impressive driveway now - the kids can literally run their RC cars the length of our property.

Would have been nice to have this way back when I was trying to learn how to roller-blade.   

While we had the truck here - figured it was a good time to pour the patio and rear porch. So now the Master bedroom, Bedroom, and Laundry exit onto the concrete pad. 

Thought the contractor came up

with a pretty neat looking design. Part patio and part deck.

But hold the phone - what would be pouring some concrete -

without a gaggle of kids to get in the act???