Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Curb Appeal

 We have been extra busy in the yard this month. The city had a huge storm in October that did all kinds of damage and they hauled off limbs from all over the city. They turned it into mulch and were giving it out free until it was gone. So... I went one day and got a truckload for our yard while Justin was at school. It was quite the sight. There was a guy with a loader that just dumped it in the back of the truck for us.
 Gracie recruited all kinds of neighbor kids to help us. "Hey, we're doing hard work. Wanna help?"
 We finally put some shutters on the house. It didn't take too long and I think it made a nice difference. I talked Justin into red shutters and they matched our brick really well. Did I ever mention that I love red?
 Justin borrowed an old rickety ladder from the neighbor. I'm glad he dared to stand on it, because I'm not sure that I would have:)
 The finished house with shutters.
Justin planted these trees and a few extra plants in the planter for mother's day. He also installed a drip-line so it will be a little more maintenance free.

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