Renovations

I wish what you were about to see was gorgeous pictures of my home with some newly redone features. Like for example...pretty new carpet to replace the old and stained carpet that lingers from the original install. Or better yet shiny new laminates in their place. Or maybe a marbled counter top to replace my once expensive but still ugly green kitchen counters. Or pretty chrome metal replacing the crazy brass shower frame in our master. Heck even a fresh coat of paint to liven up a wall somewhere.

But nope. Our yard keeps sucking up our money. For the record if you are shopping for a house and the realtor (and your friends - oh you know who you are) say this neighborhood has such beautiful MATURE landscaping - Run. I mean like your life depends on it, Olympic sprint, Michael Johnson, freaky fast run.

But alas...along with more dollars than I would like to think about, our "mature" cypress pines that dominated our front yard alongside the overgrown palmetto bushes, are gone. Mulched into oblivion. And our yard...well it got larger.

And after a day without baseball, some tree shopping at a local nursery and some back breaking labor...we found these awesome garden stones hidden in the greenery.

We also added mulch, raked magnolia leaves, poured more lava rock, pulled weeds, washed porches and rocking chairs and fixed the flag. The front is looking good. I mean minus the dirt patches...but no worries. 3 of these are just sitting wait for Todd to get home today!