just a short vent...

My goodness, what a yard! Before we bought this home it was a rental for quite a few years, and the yard was completely neglected. It was in need of a serious overhaul, which we have been attempting. On Tuesday Cody pulled out ten shrub and bush root balls with this strap and a truck. It was a real rush for me to see those things pop out of the ground. I hate those overgrown, bushy, scratchy, spider-loving shrubs, they had to go. Seriously though, who thinks planting trees three feet apart in your backyard is a good idea?! We've pulled out, sawed down, and trimmed up a lot. It seems everyone who passed through the home each added their own random tree. And furthermore, look above at my "flower bed," they dumped rocks in as a sort of ground cover I suppose. So I'm pulling all of them out,
it does look much better today, I'm making progress, it's a slow and monotonous job. Don't even get me started on our multi-color fence....
Really, I am glad for a yard, what I wouldn't have given for one when Lauren and Chloe were about two. It's a work in progress, like so many things.