May was filled with lots of projects.
- Take out the wire fence
Jeff and I took out the back fence, it took us a few hours and even longer when he had to pull the poles out. This past weekend, he had a friend and coworker come over and it took them all of 15 minutes. We are so thankful for friends who can do things quickly!
- Remove the lilac bushes
We put the bushes on Craigslist hoping someone would come and do the work. We had someone scheduled but then it was cold and then it rained, and then we said just forget it! My dad came over and pulled out the bushes with the help of Jeff.
- Finish putting rock around the deck
Our rock was delivered Friday afternoon and we finished putting it all around the house. It looks SO much better!! We had 8 tons (I think!) of rock delivered. We were told it would come in the morning so we had one of Jeff's coworkers come over. We waited and waited and waited. Finally about 4, the rock came. With the help of John, a friend in town, and Jared, we were able to move a good part of the rock. Jeff and I then spent our beautiful Saturday afternoon moving rock. If I never have to move rock again in my life, I will be extremely happy!
- Finish painting the basement
Since we had friends coming into town from SD, we had to get this completed. We didn't finish cleaning the basement but at least we are done painting it!
We still have quite a bit of work to do, but it is such a relief to be able to check things off the list.
In May 2013 when we found out what was underneath the snow.
May 2014 after we tore down the fence and before the rock came!
May 2014 with the new rock!
Before (May 2013) and after (May 2014)
We are working hard to create an awesome yard so maybe by year 3 or 4 we can actually have a housewarming party! I love seeing how much the yard has changed.
I never thought we would buy a house that needed so much outside work. When we were looking for a house last year, we had thought about one that needed inside work (thank goodness we didn't buy one that we had thought about).
It's time to head outside and continue working on that yard in a 70 degree day!
