Well, it's been a while since I blogged about the patio progress. And we've made quite a bit of progress!! I'm posting some pictures to show you how we're doing. We've probably got two or three more days of work on it, which is very exciting. So here it is ( Read more... )

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We got all the stone moved into the backyard, which was an accomplishment. S and I couldn't do it on our own, so a friend came over to help. Thank god we have good friends who are willing to help us out when we need it. We got all the stone moved, so on Monday we decided to try laying it out just to see. It's a giant jigsaw puzzle except that there ( Read more... )

The next phase of the backyard remodel is upon us. Today the stone place delivered the bluestone we bought for the patio. We got 2.5 tons. Yes, that's right 2.5 tons of bluestone. And a jumbo bag of gravel fill, plus another 20 50 lb bags. I think the jumbo bag is 2000 or 3000 lbs. I can't remember.

Anyway, we started moving the flagstones from the ( Read more... )

Here's what's happening at my house today:

School work


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You might remember this photos from the beginning of the summer before S started the yard work (after last summer when he built the wall and this summer when he built the fence)...


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