Life Recently

Woah - what a last few weeks we’ve had. We’ve done a bunch of things. I've finally had a moment to sit here at my computer desk, and yes, quite a lot has unfolded since I last checked in. If this post doesn't bring my server to its knees, I don't know what will. The upload of photos from our visit to the lake, Jayce receiving an award at school, projects at home, and Lana’s artwork, I went a bit overkill on the photo front.

Here's the back story...One afternoon, we went to explore the lake near our home. The water was disappointing low, but it was still nice to relax and enjoy it for a moment.

After we returned home, Jayce and I spray painted the storage area on back of the golf cart, I wrapped a board in weathered proof indoor/outdoor grass, so it is no longer rusted and it’s nice to tote our stuff in to and from the pool.

Lana’s grandma sent her a backpack for her birthday, and she spent this afternoon coloring it. I was very impressed by her ability to stay inside the lines and attention to detail.

Jayce joining in with his sister, what a good big brother!!

I thought you might enjoy seeing the “green Dora”. It’s pretty great, considering Lana did it mostly by herself.

I think it’s fair to say, they look cute in the picture below.

By the time you see this, you are already aware that Jayce received an academic excellence award from school. He did exceptionally well and we are proud of his accomplishments.

Mr. GQ, Jayce is so handsome.

And here is Lana adorning herself, what what!

This, my friends, is our completed front porch! (pictured below) Yay.

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What ? Another Project ?

Last night before going to bed, BJ told me to look outside because we had a delivery. I opened the front door and noticed a stack of bricks on the sidewalk. This morning, I woke up to a crew installing the bricks to our front porch area (with a flowerbed border soon to follow).

BJ has duty tonight, so of course I am snapping away so that he can see this blog post and how the brick makes over the porch area. This has been something we have wanted to do for awhile now, so It was a nice surprise.

The crew was great! They are bringing me back some photos and/or drawings so that I can see how the brick retaining wall will look prior to beginning. I want it to be something different and more original, so he came up with an idea of columns staggered, etc. I’m excited!

From looking at the picture above, I think a flowerbed border will look exceptional. What do you think? Do you have any ideas for the design?

I imagine folks think I’m crazy when I start snapping pictures of them…. LoL!

I love it. It looks pretty and it’s not even completed. It still has to dry for a few days then they will come back and acid wash the brick to remove the dust. I’ll post a picture next week.

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Crater Size Hole In Backyard

Our backyard was starting to form a hole in a certain section, I notified the builder, he sent a crew out yesterday to fill in the section with top soil to help level out the area. I imagine we will have to add sand at some point to aid in leveling the whole yard as much as we can. The covenants are very strict in regards to having a proper natural drain area for rainfall, and we live on a slight hill, so there will always be sloped areas in the yard. 

Just finished taking up the grass.

Adding dirt at this point...

Now we just wait for the new sod to arrive.... I'll post pictures after I get my backyard grass pretty.

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