From a two mile walk to plucking eyebrows. From a breakfast of vanilla protein shakes infused with fresh hand-picked raspberries to a lunch of fish sticks and turkey burgers at Carl's Jr. to a dinner at home of fresh honeydew melon and bread bowls filled with chili and cheese. From taping a window frame to prepare it for painting to purchasing clothing online. From researching wheel barrow prices to getting an astounding, on-the-spot 40% discount on the purchase of a $150 sewing table.
If there is one highlight of the day, it was building our first flower garden together.
You see, our home is currently one of the homeliest on the block. Our grass is dead, the front yard full of moss. We're in the process of revamping the yard, but it's been a slow, slow process.
At the moment, you can see painted lines where we intend to install curbing and sprinklers.
There are 15 holes in the yard where pine trees used to stand, the stumps ground out just yesterday.
The roof and rain gutters are covered in pine needles that need to be swept away with the yellow jacket nests.
But as of this evening, there is one spot of calm and color that you see as you approach our front door.
Jodie and I tilled the soil, pulled out as many tulip, hyacinth, crocus and grape hyacinth bulbs as we could find. (We're sure there are still many hiding that will surprise us next spring). We headed over to Lowes to check out those wheel barrows, but drove away with a car full of purple flowers and bark mulch. Then still side-by-side, we built a garden, including some ivy that I'd been babying in my kitchen window all winter.
Now as we approach our front door, we have a spot of color and hope for what the rest of the yard might finally become. Our garden toad is contemplating the drastic change. I think he's smiling.
I know we are!
1 comment:
Awwwwww, that sounds wonderful! How amazing it can be when you work together towards a common goal!
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