landscaping duty

have you ever rolled out of bed in a haze confused as to what you did to your body the day before to make it ache the way it is at that very moment? that was me this morning. from my neck all the way down to my ankles –as i lied in bed this morning, waiting to muster the energy to move, i couldn’t quite put it all together. but after the grogginess faded, i soon remembered it was the hours of landscaping the husband and i did on sunday.

now before i get too far, i must mention my in-laws were in town this weekend to celebrate yet another family birthday. this is going to be a common trend in life, as we are packed full of birthdays in the voight clan from april to july. it is important i bring this visit up for two reasons. 1. a large chunk of blog readers are from that side of the family and 2. i believe they would feel slighted if i didn’t mention their contributions. or perhaps blame is a better word. :)

on sunday morning, while the husband and his dad mounted our new bedroom tv (not to mention their unsuccessful attempt to hookup cable….that can be another blog) my husband’s mom took me to the local hardware/gardening store and bought us two new plans for our flower bed. and that my dear friends is where the can of worms was opened! apparently, weeding tickles her feathers. so knowing we had at least another hour before the cable went out the window via the men's skills, she and i began to go from flower bed to flower bed pulling up all the weeds. lucky for her they only had about an hour to spare before running other errands and heading back home.

for you homeowners out there, you know you can’t just weed one little part. after my mother-in-law left, i recruited my husband for some assistance (and also to help take his frustrations from his hate for Direct TV – yes, another blog entry will follow on this) so the day of planting, pulling and stump removal in the front yard officially began. by the time it ended, we had spent hours shoveling weeds, planting the two new plants, buying four more to complete the front yard, removing stumps the previous homeowners left behind and attempting to drown out the pesky mole that is burrowing holes in our yard. and no, sadly i don’t believe it worked.

compliments of my new birthday iPhone, i am now able to take some photos on my way out the door to work and upload.

the final product: a weed-free and flower friendly house!pink indian feather i believe

i can't remember, but we bought this because there were a few others existing that needed to be "fluffed up"

can't rembmer either - but should look good with all the daylillies about ready to bloom!