Saturday, February 21, 2009

Fence Halt

So, apparently the fencing guy thought our material would be in stock and never ordered it. When he called on Friday, he told us he had to order it and put a rush on it to be here by Tuesday. Normally it would take another week (let's hope this isn't the case). I'm getting a little sick of walking kids and dogs on leashes already!!

Good news is that a community service project is out to help the daycare center... they're tearing down the other part of the fence (that's falling down), painting the shed, and doing some other beautification projects.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Fence Posts



8 feet looks like 30 feet.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The beginning of the backyard fence


Builder Dad chopped down 3 trees yesterday. This picture is where the Ligustrum used to be (and lots and lots of thorny vine plants that grew up it). The other two trees were much smaller and on the back fence... they didn't take much time at all. Hopefully the fence dudes will be here later this week to set the posts and start working. They've already cashed our check, so they better be getting supplies now!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Backyard Deck


Builder Dad completed this in basically two weekends. Great deck, all heavy duty building materials (that can be re-purposed later). The total cost for the entire 12x12 deck was $320. Much cheaper than if we hired someone to do it!!

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Monday, December 8, 2008

New Microwave!!


Thanks to Gray, we have a free microwave! It looks styling and it seems to work just fine. I knew good karma would come my way if I started giving away things (like the kids' clothes, toys and books they've outgrown). Now I need to get me some frozen TV dinners!!

Friday, December 5, 2008

The Re-REvitalization of the Crapalicious Mail Box


Just when you thought it couldn't get any better. POW! We've outdone ourselves once more!