On a nice crisp morning this week I bundled up the kiddos and we sat on the steps as we watched this going on:
That's right! We finally poured sidewalks(with some help from Trevor's dad and brother). Finally no more mud tracked into my house. Who knew that something as petty as cement could give us such happiness, but it really does! We are one step closer to not being in the middle of a giant patch of dirt and tumbleweeds.
We stayed busy (we as in Trevor while me and the boys we were just onlookers) all week with preparing for the sidewalks and also getting gravel dumped for our driveway areas.
We aren't rich ever going to get rich at the jobs we have, we don't have relatives that have money to pay for things, we haven't inherited money nor will we ever inherit money, and we aren't going to win the lottery because we don't play it and even if we did I have no luck so it looks like one project at a time, one year at a time.
Sidewalks down....only a deck, well, grass, trees, and other plants, shed, fence, and other projects on our wish list to go!
8 comments:
It's always great to have something to work towards. (And it's always great to have a husband who can do lots of those things without hiring someone else!)
oh gosh, I hear ya! Cement is SOOO nice. It looks so great too. It will all come in due time... I'm sure we as the wives would like it NOW but it is nice to have goals and see them become accomplished along the way.
I SO hear you on the one project at a time, one year at a time. We've been in our home for almost 6 years and our list is still massive. I begged Clint to put grass plugs in the back this year so that we will have an actual back yard, not just a playground/huge sand box surrounded by dirt. At this point we're torn between putting in concrete curbing or a block wall between us and our neighbors and all their crap {and their sister/bro-in-law who live in a motor home in their back yard and can see straight into our windows. Yeah, we kissed privacy goodbye when they set up camp!}. I was really gung-ho for the curbing, but the idea of a privacy wall is sounding pretty good to me too!!!! :O)
I have lots of dreams for my acre yard! But I have to plan everything out in order of importance and necessity :-) Some year I'll get to see progress :-)Love the sidewalks!
Yipee for you! It's taken us years too, but it feels good each time a project gets done. I'll have to drive past today.
Fun! I wish we were in our own house so we could have projects! Looks great!
I know what you mean when you say you want everything to be perfect before you post house pictures! I'm the same way. But let's be honest, my house will never be a model home, and I'm okay with that because it means I have two beautiful children who keep it messy! Ha ha. I think it's so exciting that you are working on these projects. I'm anxious to have our own house one day and use our two hands to make it just the way we want. You have a wonderful husband who is willing and able to do hard work! That is such a blessing. Slow and steady...you guys will get there. And it will be so wonderful to know that YOU did it.
how fun to have it done now!:) I think it's fun to have things to work on around the house. That way you can get it just the way you want it.
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