The end is near!

Today although wet (Very wet) we managed to get a little more done in the yard!  For the first 30 some odd minutes it was dry and then things took a rather wet turn.  Steve and Karen were out to help which was wonderful.  Karen knows so much about gardening and what looks great together that she is a God send to us.  She has made our yard look spectacular!  We have yet to seed the lawn and finish up the planter box in the front and then we can call it done until spring.  I never thought we would get that far before it got too wet and cold but thanks to fabulous family and our wonderful church members we have just about reached all our goals for this year!

Come spring we will paint the planter box in the front and the retaining wall in the back red to match the house trim, make 2 huge planter boxes in the back for veggies and paint them, and add a bench to the retaining wall for some seating down below.  It's a short list and an easy list.  I can't wait to have everything on the list complete.  This has been a wonderful experience and I thank everyone who has helped in any and all ways.  You have all been amazing.

The clouds have parted

This Saturday was super productive as far as the yard is concerned!  We needed the boost as Thursday was a bust for Travis and Steve.  They went to get lumber that a member was donating and it was far more work then their time was worth and it took 10 hours.  Trav was very discouraged and we both thought that there was never going to be even a pin hole of light at the end of the tunnel.  Boy were we surprised to see 8 members of our church and 3 of our family members on our doorstep ready to work at 8am on Saturday morning!

It was a beautiful sunny day which was great to have since it has rained on us every day prior.  Everyone worked so hard that the grading is done, the stone path, the wood retaining wall, prepping the dirt for better dirt, planting, the mow strips, and we were able to get a lot of filbert shells spread.  There is a little more to get done but if we did not have all the help we did we would have never accomplished nearly as much on our own.  I firmly believe it would have taken at least 2 months of Saturdays for us to get done what was done.  We all actually had fun and many laughs were had.   We all felt like it was a good way to spend Sept. 11 by helping each other.

The few things we still need to get done are to condition the dirt a little more, plant grass seed, and spread more filbert shells.  Over time we will get more plants and plant them as our yard could use a few more and build 2 planter boxes in spring for veggies.  Overall a wonderful week as our yard looks a thousand percent better and all our neighbors are thrilled as are we!