We obtained two treated 8' 2x3s and another box of deck screws. Paul installed the 2x3s at the end of the deck and finished screwing down all the decking. This took a couple of hours in the early spring chill. Katie helped by putting out two screws for each board in the rows where he was working. So the platform is all done. Looks great and is nice and sturdy. No new pictures because it doesn't look any different except that all the tools and materials were put away. Tomorrow, stairs.
It should be all finished by the weekend. We hope it warms up soon after that....