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That’s what we did this weekend. Totally and utterly trashed the daylights out of this weekend.

I finally relented and called in the cavalry. While Michael and I have a pleasantness about the tasks laid before us, we don’t work nearly as quickly as my dad and uncles. All of them were brought up as farmers, and still work with a farmer’s mentality. I’m half their age, and I could barely keep up with them. In five grueling hours on Saturday and two on Sunday, we were done.

We trimmed ALL the trees, removed all the branches, completely weeded the back and front yards, removed seven stumps, mulched, planted flowers, and put down a rock bed by the driveway where there was dirt (and weeds). This morning it rained, so I took great pleasure in walking over the rocks. The driveway is now expanded – we needed the space. In bad weather, someone always ended up with muddy shoes. No more!

After all that, we put up the pool.

The downside of the pool is that we practically lose all of the lawn and there’s no space for badminton or soccer. On the other hand, it’s a freaking pool.

I’ll update the project blog with pictures over the next few days. I meant to do it last night, but Isaac woke up; right after I finished the kids’ blog entry, I was summoned to rock him, and then I went straight to bed. This week, I promise.

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Remaining work involves cleaning out the basement and the garage. I’ve organized all the computer parts, and now I just need to give them away. The garage is just full of stuff, not trash; I need to get in there, pull everything out, and reorganize stuff. There are corners of the garage that haven’t been cleaned since it flooded, so once that space is made, it’ll be smoother sailing (I hope).

And lastly… well, I’ll keep that one a secret. Hopefully by next weekend, I’ll have pictures, if we can manage to get it done.

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