Gustav updates

We had some damage to our house during Hurricane Gustav last fall.  We've been working with a great contractor and getting some needed updates/repairs done.  Fred's done a great job to spearhead all of this while finishing up his semester in school.  

We had a tree coming down on our back patio area.  We had the covering torn out and rebuilt.  It now covers a larger area (=more shade in the summer).  We also had our deck torn out.  We are having new concrete laid in the next couple of weeks.  Right now, it's just a pile of dirt which Kate loves.  

We also lost a fence (between our house and our neighbors) to Gustav.  We had a new fence built this week. 

Finally, our insurance company deemed us in need of a new roof.  This was a blessing, because we really needed a new roof anyway.  We're having the exterior siding and back area painted next week.  It's coming along!