Wow...that's great! I'm glad I inspire someone. I can't believe you've done all that and have your deck footers down. That's is really mov'in.
You'll have to read my post "...and the rest of the story" to see how our delivery has gone. Still in progress as I type this.
Good luck with your deck and yes, you gotta post pictures. Oh, Bonibelle, where do you live?