In this case, I'm not referencing to jumping in the car and driving, but rather getting down to the shore of the lake. Summer storms did some heavy damage to our aging stairs that got you down to the water, so it was time for improvement. We don't remember exactly how many years ago Dad built these, but it had been quite awhile. And when a large tree hit them this year, new ones moved to the top of the list.

So with a stack of new lumber and very little skills, the four(my sister and our spouses) of us set out to build a new set of stairs down to the lake. The end result is really not too bad, since we have very limited construction skills. In fact I ended up being foreman on the job, and I wouldn't have tackled this project by myself.

The end result is a very sturdy and safe path down to the lake, which leads you to the old and shaky dock....