We are now the proud owners of 20 trees. :) While I was in Tidewater, Bryan took a field trip to Lowe's to buy up some of their outdoor trees to plant on the property. We will now be able to add a nice little barricade between our sweet little piece of land and the creepy hoarder goat man that you can see through the trees that are already there. Once we're in the new house, we'll add a privacy fence in addition to the trees, but this is a good start. :)
Friday, July 29, 2011
Hiding from the goat man...
We are now the proud owners of 20 trees. :) While I was in Tidewater, Bryan took a field trip to Lowe's to buy up some of their outdoor trees to plant on the property. We will now be able to add a nice little barricade between our sweet little piece of land and the creepy hoarder goat man that you can see through the trees that are already there. Once we're in the new house, we'll add a privacy fence in addition to the trees, but this is a good start. :)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Curb appeal
Bryan worked in the front yard while I was in Tidewater visiting family. You may remember what the front of the house looked like before:
And then one day I got a little over excited with the clippers on our dying bush, and Bryan had to finish it off upon arriving home from work:
We separated and transplanted plants from the left side into the right side, but it still looked super rough. Bryan finished hacking at the roots and bought/planted a small tree to match the one on the right side. There is a HUGE size discrepancy, but hopefully some trimming back and time will allow them to equal out some. I pulled up this afternoon and was really pleased with B's hard work! Now to get the trim/pillars repainted and the driveway resealed. Small bites.
And then one day I got a little over excited with the clippers on our dying bush, and Bryan had to finish it off upon arriving home from work:
We separated and transplanted plants from the left side into the right side, but it still looked super rough. Bryan finished hacking at the roots and bought/planted a small tree to match the one on the right side. There is a HUGE size discrepancy, but hopefully some trimming back and time will allow them to equal out some. I pulled up this afternoon and was really pleased with B's hard work! Now to get the trim/pillars repainted and the driveway resealed. Small bites.
A roof over our heads...
We've been super busy traveling this summer... and by busy I mean we've been home for like 2 days. That's a slight exaggeration... but just slight. Truth is... we've been home for one week straight all summer, and that week we worked on the house. While I worked in the garage, Bryan replaced the roof. This is a picture of his dad holding on to a rope attached to his pants... their brilliant idea on how to keep Bryan from falling to his death. Bryan has his master's degree... wouldn't know it would you? ;)
Truth is, the roof looks BEAUTIFUL! I'm super proud of his outdoor handiwork. I, however, am not proud of the water stained ceilings we now have to repaint due to his handiwork. :) We got like 2 inches of water in a matter of moments the afternoon he removed a good chunk of the shingles. We were prepared for a bit of rain but not a monsoon. You live and learn I suppose. We still saved THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, but Bryan definitely said he wouldn't do it again. :)
Truth is, the roof looks BEAUTIFUL! I'm super proud of his outdoor handiwork. I, however, am not proud of the water stained ceilings we now have to repaint due to his handiwork. :) We got like 2 inches of water in a matter of moments the afternoon he removed a good chunk of the shingles. We were prepared for a bit of rain but not a monsoon. You live and learn I suppose. We still saved THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, but Bryan definitely said he wouldn't do it again. :)
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