yard work

here are some pics of the yard from the weekend and from the deck demo today.  i will have to get my veggie garden at some other point.

from dirt to this in three weeks!

ger-maim-me-mums

my new lilac 

oh nos! don't use those doors

pics from stavered rock

winnie was tired after bill carried her up all the stairs

a piece of starved rock

i thought this was cool
L: where is the rock F: this is the rock!
winnie playing in the water

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i am sick of titling my posts... they are always titled the same things, so i am protesting.

This weekend was great, but tiring. On Friday bill and I finally got to see iron man. It was really good --I was surprised to say the least.

Then Saturday came. it started with getting flea and tick meds for Winnie (in preparation for Sunday) getting Winnie signed up for rovers run (the dog park) billy getting a hair cut and then spending from about 10:45- 7:30 in the yard. i never want to see mulch again... nor weeds nor bunny holes in my new grass! unfortunately when we finished we still had the whole veggie garden left to weed till and plant.

Sunday morning we got up bright and early. watered everything and made a run for the store. we needed some picnic items from jewel before out day trip. We (all three of us) had a great time with Frank and LeeJean at starved rock. when we got home we still had about an hour and a half of daylight so we did all the rest of the planting in preparation for the rain (predicted for Sunday night and Monday)

Well Monday morning we woke up to everything very wet, but the rain really never came all day. we used yesterday as a day to clean out house from top to bottom, putting away winter blankets cleaning off summer fans (after all it was 80 and muggy) -- this morning however we woke up to 45` weather. at least we did get to grill before it got cold.

back yard day two

Tuesday wasn't as much of a surprise but this will give you an idea of what our new back yard will look like:

I think i am most excited about what you don't see... ...new grass! which after a week of almost daily rains is looking awesome.

lawn pics day one

So last Monday i come home and look out my back door to see this:



it really didn't come as too much of a surprise since we had hired the company to do it. just that they said two weeks and I (silly me) assumed I would get a phone call. instead it was a week and no call.

Back!

Alana and Me  - outside nine fine 

Bill and Me on the strip

You know I can't resist a goofy picture

Ceasars - I was really impressed by their exterior not as cheesey as I had thought

Mother's Day?

Bill and I celebrated Mother's Day on Saturday. Lily had to work and we will be on vacation next week so Saturday evening was what worked. But really does it matter what day you choose to recognize all that mom does and treat her to dinner etc? should that be more often than once a year? Anyway, we had a nice dinner, and with family coming over a good reason to clean up the house.

On Sunday we spent the beautiful day outside. I weeded and transplanted plants and Bill did lawn work and hung a new light. Winnie was a pain all day, she really is going through a moody stage.

This week we hope to finally sign papers on our deck (a year after starting the process to find someone). We leave Friday for Vegas. I can't wait to see Alana. especially to hear her play. I am also really excited to see Cirque du Soleil. It should be a great weekend and a much needed vacation for my overworked husband.

I will have to get some pictures up afterwards as I feel like I haven't posted pics in a while.