yardwork
Wes must have decided to show his love by being nice. I mean, he's usually nice, but in the past couple of months he has been working his way around the car to open my door wherever we go. Hmmm. He's been calling me more often, asking how my day is and telling me where he's going and when he'll be back. Yesterday he delivered some fire stuff to Olympia and I got a call asking if I needed anything from the Shipwreck Beads place. I was speechless--I mean, not that he would know what to get if I gave him a list, but I'd bet he'd get help and buy everything on the list! Last week he called to remind me to take the trash out. We've been married for 13 years or so, and I've been taking the trash out when he's not at home for all of that time and this was the first time I got a reminder. He's taken me to buy new jeans and lately asks if there's anything I need. I think I'd better get new underwear if he asks again!
Anyhow, yesterday he came home with the (plant) poison I've wanted for awhile. I still need to move the peony and the bamboo plant, and I want to spray the sidewalk and get rid of the red clover, if I can. I'm so glad he got the Round-Up to make my task a little easier. I've been trying to keep the weeds down by hand and it is hella time consuming plus with each morning comes the new weeds!
I'm working on borders and the neighbor has contracted to move the stones into our yard. When we did the line adjustment part of the deal was he needed to move our rocks when he got that piece of our property. So, I've gotta map out and let Wes know where I want those rocks. Then we'll need more topsoil and I'll move my blue spruce to the rock area. I was thinking on putting in garden paths and plant some areas to cut down on the lawn mowing (Wes doesn't like yardwork) but that would mean less runaround and tent area for the kids.
There are still some downed trees that someone was coming to cut up for firewood but they haven't materialized yet. When they get that stuff gone, I wanna plant a bamboo forest in its place and enlarge our deck and add a gas barbecue. Wes has some ideas as well.
It's just crazy to think it will take another few years and more splitting and moving plants around. I've tried to keep expenses down by begging borrowing and stealing (from the woods, not from other people's yards) plants from other places to put in this yard. Mr. Moneybags will need to spring for more yard stuff and I think he'll be okay with it if I'm an extra good girl!
Anyhow, yesterday he came home with the (plant) poison I've wanted for awhile. I still need to move the peony and the bamboo plant, and I want to spray the sidewalk and get rid of the red clover, if I can. I'm so glad he got the Round-Up to make my task a little easier. I've been trying to keep the weeds down by hand and it is hella time consuming plus with each morning comes the new weeds!
I'm working on borders and the neighbor has contracted to move the stones into our yard. When we did the line adjustment part of the deal was he needed to move our rocks when he got that piece of our property. So, I've gotta map out and let Wes know where I want those rocks. Then we'll need more topsoil and I'll move my blue spruce to the rock area. I was thinking on putting in garden paths and plant some areas to cut down on the lawn mowing (Wes doesn't like yardwork) but that would mean less runaround and tent area for the kids.
There are still some downed trees that someone was coming to cut up for firewood but they haven't materialized yet. When they get that stuff gone, I wanna plant a bamboo forest in its place and enlarge our deck and add a gas barbecue. Wes has some ideas as well.
It's just crazy to think it will take another few years and more splitting and moving plants around. I've tried to keep expenses down by begging borrowing and stealing (from the woods, not from other people's yards) plants from other places to put in this yard. Mr. Moneybags will need to spring for more yard stuff and I think he'll be okay with it if I'm an extra good girl!
posted by leona at 8:08 AM
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