Our Backyard

Our backyard is taking shape...Scott is building a retaining wall for me to have flowers, but also to have my vegetable garden at an easier height to manage (we are thinking getting older, here, so we don't want to bend too far down...we may not be able to get back up!  hah!!)  Joe who has been with us for three years now building this house, is the biggest help of all when it comes to these 70 pound blocks of cement!  And even Jamie has had many days as Joe's "apprentice" hauling the gravel and stone to Joe!

And thank goodness for Aaron and his excavator to help move dirt and gravel etc.  What would we do without these wonderful and helpful sons-in-law?

There will be two level of plantings with a path along each level for easy access of planting and harvesting!  I can hardly wait until it is done!  In one month we are scheduled to have the driveway, front porch and all the back patios poured!  Yahoo!  Now that will be progress!!

As for the house...well it is still a work in progress.  We finally have someone helping with staining all the window and door trims and also the last bit of my kitchen cabinets!  I told Scott I wanted my cabinets to be the first to have the stain and finish on them so I can finally organize my kitchen and place my things where they belong and I will have easy access to them!  I can hardly wait for that to happen!!

We are going to take another break and go to Coeur d'Alene for about 9 days to relax in the sun, swim in the lake, golf and have fun!  We will have a few days with Dina's family, then they will leave and we will end with a few days with Lacey's family!  We are looking forward to this vacation.  Scott has been working really hard on the yard and getting everything framed for the cement.  He deserves this break!