Building a Patio

I've mentioned before that we are attempting to build a patio. Last weekend, since the weather was so nice, we figured we would try to get it done. We didn't get it done but we got a lot accomplished. I dug dirt. A lot of dirt. About 2 weeks ago. I think I had about 20 wheelbarrels full. So this week, James leveled it all and did the "smart" work.

We laid crushed stone and sand!

Trying to figure out the pattern to do. Everything looks weathered because James is "borrowing" bricks from a job he is working. They're only going to throw them away so we might as well "borrow" them for a while. Who knows how this will turn out. Neither one of us has ever attempted to build a patio before so we're kind of just winging it.

James has been busy running electrical wire. I forgot to put this one up a while ago - but he wired up an outdoor flood light for the back yard. There's a sensor on this one too so the raccoons will get startled at night when they go to eat all the food our kids drop out back.

In Our Free Time...

When we're not busy parenting our kids or knocking down walls and stuff, we like to keep busy. So here's introducing our 84th project we've started - a potential patio! The goal is to have this done by Tom's birthday. We'll relax when we're dead.

Garden Success!

I have not killed my tomato plants and in fact, they are already starting to sprout little tomatoes. I am great.

Not Really Home Improvement, but Still Noteworthy!

I've decided we're going to live off our land. I planted grape tomatoes, regular tomatoes, green peppers & orange peppers. If I can be at least someone successful this year with these things, I will attempt more next year. I also attempted cucumbers from seeds - but they don't seem to be doing anything. Maybe it's too early? Maybe I planted them wrong? Maybe I should read the directions?

My beautiful garden

My robust grape tomato plant

That wet stretch of dirt is cucumber plants. What, you don't see them?