BUSY!

I've hardly a spare moment to post (or read posts;O( because I've been busy! Busy doin' lots of stuff...here's one thing:





(ignore crooked tree-not point of post;o)

This is the "retaining wall" I guess it's called that I made-ALL BY MYSELF, with MY own two hands;o) I had help (and definitely want to pass the props along) from my BIL Lee who helped me get the blocks from Lowe's in his trailer-ONE HUNDRED TWENTY POUND BLOCKS moved from their parking lot, to his trailer, to my driveway, to there final resting place-my front yard. Ok, I guess I should mention TJ was a really great helper *at times* as was Jake *at fewer times*. Tim was at work having no idea that I undertook this project. I had to fill him in when I asked him to bring home 6 bags of top soil (I ran out and it's what I used to give the wall sturdiness).

Have I ever mentioned, we aren't crafty??? Seriously-not at all. We can hardly hang pictures on the wall. But, I really thought I could do this so I asked a few q's here and there from my neighbor and BIL who had successfully done it before. I have no formal training and would not recommend taking on this project alone, especially without a lot of dirt, the right shovel, and a level (I had to borrow the latter two and Lee lent me his shovel without my asking because he found out I was going to try the project with only a hand trowel;O) I'm a dork.

I think it turned out nicely-I have a few finishing touches to make to it and I need to plant some new flowers, but otherwise-it was a success! I am in a considerable amount of pain (lower back mostly) but hopefully with lots of ibuprofen, it will subside and I will survive to enjoy my landscape;o)

I'll post more about what I've been up to later!