The New Patio

Mark has been working on a new patio for our formerly barren back yard (literally two very small trees -- the house was a year old when we bought it and the builder obviously put the trees in) and I am now seeing what it's going to look like! After a bunch of money for new plants, trees and shrubs, time spent planting them, then more money for a zillion bricks, road base to put underneath the bricks, sand to go between them and time doing all of that in tiny steps, it looks wonderful. I'll have to get a picture taken and post it -- it's really amazing what a bunch of money and a bunch of time can do for a crummy back yard. There's still more to do as now we have to re-do some of the grass where things had been set (like the kids' climbing thing and playhouse etc.) but now I see what it's going to be like. I love it -- and Mark has lost 10 pounds working on it. I think it's been since April -- and like I said, it's not done yet - but it will be and now I can see it!! Yay!!