Both Mr A and I had zero experience with yard work other than mowing a lawn. I had a cursed green thumb but dreamed of a yard full of flowers. We are slowly getting there with our landscaping skills and I have managed to kill less and less plants. As a family, we rarely ever went into our backyard. There just wasn't anything to do. All the boys toys were in the garage so most days were spent out front (which holds the largest amount of yard for our home anyway). However, the backyard was super ideal for the kids because it was enclosed. So I got the bright idea of maybe getting a play set. When I mentioned it to Mr A he was excited and ready to get one that second (that's one way we differ, I'm a planner and he's Mr Spontaneity). Memorial Day weekend we found one at Walmart for $399. Seems pricey but it was actually on the lower end of play set prices.
9 hours of assembly! In the hot sun. With two anxious children. It was not fun to say the least. We finally finished a little after dark so the boys had to wait until the next day to play. And they did not forget because both were up before 7 am ready to check it out!
For the past week it has brought hours and hours of fun. And our backyard has become a hangout for neighborhood friends.
My last trip to Illinois, my aunt sent me home with break offs of some of her plants from her yard. I had Jeremy make a little area for them in a corner of our yard by the deck and in a place where I can see them from inside the kitchen. I have high hopes for this little garden, but probably next year I'll make it look nicer. Right now I'm just hoping I can help the plants survive the summer. They haven't done anything but that, survive. I'm sure they are in shock and I know next year they will really flourish. I did purchase a clematis (on the trellis) and a few may night salvia and they, too, haven't done anything but I have faith.
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