Talked to building department today and found out exactly what we need for a building permit.  Sigh I could not believe all the crap they want.  I expected some of it but not all of it.  Thank goodness I had taken Nicks advice and have one of the folks at the box store drawing up the deck plans. That will take care of those plans but we still have to find the pins marking our lot and draw up a plot plan for the permit and of course everything has to be in duplicate...  Not sure I really want to mess with building folks but sigh it is that or pay someone to do the work for me.

Early on in my paint research I was shown some stuff from RustOleum that they make for doors.  I liked the sounds of it and today we picked up a can of the Ivory for the back door.  The stuff smells as it is oil based and takes more smelly stuff for the clean up. Toli got one coat of paint on the door today and will put another one on tomorrow if the weather holds.  I think it will work out nicely for that door but not sure I will want it on the front door.