Sunny 9 for 2006 February 9 (entry 0)

(3) Thu Feb 09 2006 20:59 Trees! In color!: Well, instead of spending money on a Spring Break, Aaron and I decided that we would spend it on landscaping the backyard. Ok, let me clarify: I decided to spend it on the backyard, Aaron decided to spend it on an Xbox 360. So long cruise, maybe next year--which is a lie, because I know I will not be able to go in the next two years because of an expanding family by then. My window of opportunity will have closed, but that is ok because there is still NEW YORK!! this summer with JULIE!! Yay NEW YORK! and yay Julie! (Ever feel like someone is screaming at you because they use so many exclamation points!!!?)

Anyway, since summer is rapidly approaching already in February, and I am starting to think about what to do with my newfound hobby. Aaron and I went to an inexpensive nursery (ok, fine it was Walmart's nursery, but we got the same tree we paid $90 for on sale at another place for $30 at Walmart) and got 5 baby trees to plant, yippee. I love trees, flowers, plants, anything green really and I can't wait to see what we can do with our backyard. I am anxious to start a garden and be able to go out back and get everything I need to make fresh salsa whenever I want. Or make a salad whenever I want. Or put flowers in a vase whenever I want. There is lots of work to be done though because last I checked half our yard is still covered in hip high weeds. How I would love to have grass in my backyard so Lily could play out there instead of a front yard where she immediately runs off to play with the dead mice in the field to the left of us, or to our neighbor's yard on the right of us. What is so great about his yard? Ours is bigger and better. Why can't you stay in our front yard?

My friend said having a backyard is like having an extra room in your house. Indeed. So this weekend, hopefully there will be a little 'by the sweat of your brow' business going on with 5 new trees planted and the ground cleared and prepped for some grass seed and vegetable garden. Yee-haw!

Comments:

Posted by Susie at Fri Feb 10 2006 09:13

yay for a vegetable garden! most rewarding of plants.

Posted by John at Fri Feb 10 2006 10:03

I think you might want to reconsider a sprinkler system before you sod in the backyard....

Posted by Alyson at Fri Feb 10 2006 19:09

A garden is all I lack in my life. *sigh*