New Front Yard DONE!

Dad just finished mowing and trimming the lawn. He does such a good job.

He even agreed to mow every five days and set the mower blades half an

inch shorter just because I like the lawn to always look freshly cut. Thanks

Dad!! I can not even begin to count the hours Dad and I have spent on this

project. Last year he ripped out all the hedges and I picked out bucket loads

of white decorative rock that were underneath them. This year we had a

tree cutter take out a huge cottonwood that was near the front window. It

literally took days to haul off the wood chips after they chipped out the trunk.

Next we spent nearly two weeks bringing in scraps of sod that we also had to drive

to Mendon to pick up out of the large sod field. We wondered if they would grab hold.

While we were in Tennessee, they really caught on and every single piece is green now.

Then came the fun part. Choosing and planting all the flowers. I honestly think

that this summer alone I have planted nearly fifty flower starts. They are mostly

perennial so they will return each spring and continue to grow larger as the years

go by. Honestly, my biggest flower problem is that crazy cat, Charlie. He really

believes that is his personal litter box and green house. Every day I have to fix his

potty stops because he messes up the mulch and then on top of that he eats the

tall red oat grass because he thinks it tastes delicious. Every day I threaten him but

he just turns his nose up and walks on past because he knows his charm will win out.