No, Grace isn't practicing karate, she's dancing. The story of folk hero "Danielson" is well know to the children of Generation X. The tale of his trials and tribulations are whispered in taverns, alleys, and living rooms by those with a lot of hard work ahead of them, when they would much rather just sit on their buts and be lazy. This is our version of that tale.
Step 1: Get your but kicked by Cobra Kai
In this metaphor, the Pacific Northwest weather is Cobra Kai and it had kicked the crap out of our back deck and front porch. The weather had "shown no mercy" and practically "swept the leg" of our outdoor wood living areas. Now, to find a short Japanese immigrant who will help us... in this metaphor, Sarah and I are both Mr Miyagi AND Danielson. Lesser minds might have issues with this type of metaphorical morphing, but we do not.
Step 2: Sand the floor.
Yes, we had the aid of mechanical advantage, but we still sanded for roughly a combined 25 man hours.
Step 3: Paint the House
Step 4: PAINT THE FENCE!
Now is about the time where you clap your hands one time, rub palms quickly, and then heal someone with magic Eastern Medicine body rubbing. We are white collar people; we are not use to working this much!
Step 5: BONZAI
After 4 days of work, Cobra Kai showed up for the tournament. It was a long, hard battle but in the end the new deck/fence stain answered with a royal flying crane kick to the face of Cobra Kai. I've never seen water bead like that on our deck before. Danielson wins the tournament!
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