So, we have been in the house for about six months now. We have slowly, but surely, made it our home, adding touches here and there. One of the things that has absolutely driven me crazy is that we had never gotten around to doing the yard. We lived in a great big pile of dirt and rocks all summer. I wish I would have taken pictures of it to remind me of what it was like. To remind me how far we have come and to remind me how much I hated those rocks when I'm complaining about mowing all this grass!
Our neighbors have been great through our "moving in" process. Sure, I had a lady stop about a month ago as I was checking the mail and ask if we had already changed our address. I mumbled back, "um, we moved in 5 months ago" and sheepishly walked up the driveway. I heard, "Oh. Well, welcome to the neighborhood" as I slithered away. Yes, I had a smarty pants neighbor text me, "Why don't you mow your rocks, they are getting unruly." He was just excited someone else's yard was worse than his. Tee heee heee. On a whole, though, they stuck with us through a long, hot, dry summer and lovingly endured our rock yard.
A few weeks ago Dustin and I broke down and hired someone to bring in good dirt, install the sprinkler system and lay new, pretty, lush sod. Yes, it was expensive, and yes, it was worth the wait. One cool, fall day our yard was transformed into a grassy haven, one six foot length of sod at a time...
My back still hurts for those guys. 17,000 sq. ft of sod later we had a beautiful, beautiful yard. It was finished last Friday. We spent Sunday doing this....
and this....
Try doing that in a rock garden.
Beautiful!!
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