Done...

Well, like the "Soooooo close" from yesterday.

The dock is done.  The leak repair on the windows is done.  All the messing with the hurricane shutters is done.  Today, they installed a new outside water faucet and put the last bit of trim on the dock.  There is still the fish cleaning station that needs to be added to the dock, but that is supposed to be any time.

Joan filled and textured yesterday, painted today.  Then, decided to add a bit more texture in one small area, so there will be one more painting day, tomorrow.

But, really, we are done enough that we started cleaning up all around the outside of the house.  Oh, the workers cleaned up after themselves, but neither of us were willing to walk barefoot around the outside of the house.  We know they were professional builders, 'cause they don't stop to pick up any nail or screw they drop... on the bright side, we have plenty of nails and screws to toss in our "Nails & Screws" holder.  ;-)  Plus, we swept up a pound or two of composite lumber sawdust.

It looks pretty darn good, now.

We celebrated with lunch out at Pier 19 on the island.  For clarity, we have our island (Long Island) and the island (South Padre Island).  Lunch was good, the views were pleasant; the entire restaurant is long and narrow because it was built on what used to be a fishing pier.  There is a row of booths on one side, a row of tables on the other side - everybody gets a water view.  We watched one of the Pilot Boats head out to pick up their pilot from an ocean tug and tow, and the occasional dolphin.

Before heading back home, we drove by the beach.  It was a warm, still day today.  Humid.  The high was in the mid-80s.  The Gulf was as calm as I have ever seen it...

Not much of a crowd on the beach either; definitely in the "in-between season."  I like to think of it as the "we are done messin' with the house for now" season.  ;-)