Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Super September Part 1 Schmidt Work Force Invasion!

 

Wisconsin Trevor Viewing the Columbia River Gorge for the first time!

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Old deck falling apart...

What to do?  What to do?

Tear it Down!!


Too pretty to work, eh? 
Hopefully there are enough supervisors!
And Baby with first building lesson!
  Gotta feed the troops!!
Lasagna!!  Thanks, Deb!!





MORE supervisors!!

Can WE be in the picture, too?
Mom Geo with her Kiddos all grown up!
Burt, Al Gerry, Chuck, Angie, Debbie, Bill

OOPS!!  Smoke Alarm!!  Gotta get it to STOP!  Too much cooking aroma in the house.

Chef Gerry's famous prime rib!



Prime rib dinner gang!
L for Logan who just started Air Force basic training!


Celebrating Chuck's Big 5-0 B-day!!
First sit on my new deck!!  Yay!


Don't mess with Schmidt and Schmidt and Schmidt and Schmidt and Miller and Burke Builders!!


Did someone say Hobbit Garden?

Day to check out Multnomah  Falls!!


THEY hiked 1 mile straight up and 1 mile straight down!!




When in Vancouver, you gotta have Baja Fresh, says Chuck!!

Who's tall and who's short?

Tyler doing some repair staining on front deck!

Eddy replacing light fixture!

Old deck...
New Deck...almost done
NOW DONE!!

Thanks, Jake and Keys for completing the railing!!


REFLECTIONS  
My family all pitched in to tear down the old and build a new deck for me, August 27 thru Sept.5!  I am so very appreciative of them and the work they did.  It was euphoric chaos mixed with detailed planning, hard work and festive drinks.
Thanks to Chuck for organizing and heading up the project. Thanks to all who traveled and the local Millers who did so much!  I love you and feel loved!
This has been a good 3 GeoGram weeks in the life of Gram G.

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity."  Psalm 133