Dirt!



So - let's start praying for grass!!

I am not sure if I really knew what the definition of hard work was until I starting attending to the inside and outside of this house. Now, being a mom, I have mastered the art of completing a days worth of work into the duration of a naptime....but this takes it to an entirely different level  And - all of this was done injury free - or relatively injury free.
 

Hope they will come back from the dead



In one weekend, Mike and I have planted the plants around the fountain (with hopes that the near death bushes will come back to life), dug up and replanted pretty much every plant in the front garden, and spread out the giant dirt pile that has taken up residency in the front for a few years now. I can not even believe how much we got accomplished this weekend.

  

I am still impressed! I also wish I got a picture of the GIANT praying mantis that hung out with us on Sunday. This thing was like nothing I have every seen. It was huge - I learned how big the sucker actually was when it flew straight into the side of my head. Ouch. Minor freak out moment.

On the wedding side of things - found my dress (YEAH), we will be rockin' to a DJ, opting for pies and ice cream instead of a wedding cake, and are hoping, praying, begging that the grass will grow because that area is where I want the reception.

Ladies and Gentlemen - We have Sidewalks

Yes - sidewalks. Seems so simple and ordinary really.

Oooo, a sidewalk. And steps too. Nice brick ones...leading to the side door and the front door.

Honestly - this is big. Not having to hurl yourself onto the porch from the yard with one giant bound is actually quite an amazing thing. One may not think about sidewalks and how great they are on a daily basis, however, when you go from the have not to the have...you appreciate it.

 

 

What comes next will do doubt be full of blood, sweat and tears as we move ahead with landscaping. This means growing grass (which I am terrible at)....moving plants...buying plants...planting plants....and mulching. And I don't mean buy a couple bags of mulch and you are set. I mean - hitch up the trailer and fill'er up - twice.

As far as the yard in the back of the house...well, the current garden is really just a refuge for weeds. Owen has a nack for finding ripe veggies amongst all of the unwanted growth that I fondly call a garden.



There are tomatoes there somewhere...need to pick them for Kristy

 I look forward to the day when that prime garden location becomes a relaxing pool filled with this lounging mama. Ahhhhh! I can just picture it.

PS - I think my Kentucky Fried Life is looking better and better. Who said I'd be roughing it...I've got sidewalks!