Feeling accomplished...
I cannot thank my family enough today... The ones that rallied up and helped regardless of how crappy they felt, stress they had, things to do, or how little sleep they had... They just busted ass in a big way! I love you and I am thankful.
WHat we accomplished today as a hardworking family unit...
cleaned the kitchen of the stuff remaining for the night before (yuck folks... If it doesn't fit in the dishwasher hand wash it)
made a big breakfast and ate it together family style
cleaned the kitchen again
cleaned the circus room, organized it and set out all of my yoga/stretching gear
light stripping, cleaning, and re-shining the hardwood up in the play room
cleaned upstairs bathroom
vacuumed upstairs & basement
washed, dried, and folded more baskets of laundry than I could keep track of, had folks out their own duds away
served lunch to the family work crew & re cleaned the kitchen
had leftover night for dinner and re-cleaned the kitchen for the last damn time in one day
made ice cream for the family
spent close to an 8 hr workday on the landscaping
and caught up on some bills, correspondence, etc...
All in all a very damn productive day. I will post pictures of the landscaping project tomorrow, I wish we had before pictures but I totally forgot to take them before everyone got to work today on the outside. We did get a significant amount of ivy, holly and blackberry cleaned out of the area where we need to gravel and (later) install a shed for all of the outdoor tools & equipment. We also pruned a ton of the trees on back side of the property by the MIL unit and cleaned out last years leaves that didn't get raked up on the MIL unit part of the property... Yup we finally discovered the "dead smell." The pathway to the back of the unit is now clear and read to be re-graveled too so I am really pleased with that. It was really rewarding to get the modular flooring uncovered from the ivy-that-eats-everything, break it down into manageable sections and get it properly stacked for future outdoor events too. I don't think I have seen that stuff since the concert we had two summers ago!
Anyways, it is time to crash...have unloading at the yard to do in the morning before we can refill the back of Blue with the second load. Normally we take a day off in between big work days but with the rain returning we can't leave loads in the bed or piles out in the yard for very long. Otherwise they weigh a ton and we end up paying to dump water. I am really hoping that we can get all of this stuff done so we can get the parking areas regarded and re-graveled. Having to wait so long to start this project has really put us against a wall so to speak. Keeping our fingers crossed for sure.
WHat we accomplished today as a hardworking family unit...
All in all a very damn productive day. I will post pictures of the landscaping project tomorrow, I wish we had before pictures but I totally forgot to take them before everyone got to work today on the outside. We did get a significant amount of ivy, holly and blackberry cleaned out of the area where we need to gravel and (later) install a shed for all of the outdoor tools & equipment. We also pruned a ton of the trees on back side of the property by the MIL unit and cleaned out last years leaves that didn't get raked up on the MIL unit part of the property... Yup we finally discovered the "dead smell." The pathway to the back of the unit is now clear and read to be re-graveled too so I am really pleased with that. It was really rewarding to get the modular flooring uncovered from the ivy-that-eats-everything, break it down into manageable sections and get it properly stacked for future outdoor events too. I don't think I have seen that stuff since the concert we had two summers ago!
Anyways, it is time to crash...have unloading at the yard to do in the morning before we can refill the back of Blue with the second load. Normally we take a day off in between big work days but with the rain returning we can't leave loads in the bed or piles out in the yard for very long. Otherwise they weigh a ton and we end up paying to dump water. I am really hoping that we can get all of this stuff done so we can get the parking areas regarded and re-graveled. Having to wait so long to start this project has really put us against a wall so to speak. Keeping our fingers crossed for sure.