Project “Garden Makeover”

This post was most recently updated on September 23rd, 2019

Seriously, is there anything more boring than staining a fence?  It’s watching paint dry, literally.

I’ve been quiet here over the past week because I’ve been a busy beaver in the backyard.  It’s one of those years where everything out there looked like @#$*, um, I mean, needed some serious TLC before I could even start to enjoy the warm weather.

Over the past 3 summers, the backyard wasn’t on my priority list. Actually it wasn’t even on my radar. One of those summers I was 14 months preggers; well, ok, I was actually 7 months preggers with twins, which is pretty much the same. The following year I was so sleep-deprived that I didn’t even notice that summer came and went before the leaves started to fall.  Then, last summer, I avoided the yard at all costs since chasing two rock-eating, sand-slinging 18-month old boys wasn’t my idea of fun.

But this summer, I am determined to have a yard that I can enjoy.  The boys are finally at an age where being outside with them is fun.

It seemed like an insurmountable task a few weeks back: 5 doors needed painting, the fence and the deck needed to be re-stained, the shed trim needed to be painted, weeds needed to be pulled, rusted furniture needed spray paining, and…shall I go on, lol?  But I lucked out with a few nice days while our sitter was here…so, a million fence posts later, and I’m almost done with the boring stuff.  I’ve still got some doors to paint and a few gardening projects to complete, but I’ve finally reached a stage where we can start to relax a little out there.

So how about you?  Did your garden need a makeover?  Are you ready for summer?

 

Until next time,