Phase I of Backyard Oasis is Complete

I finished excavating the land that will soon hold my stone patio. I’ll be heading to Lowe’s within the next week to collect the necessary pavers and stuff. I’m so proud and relieved. It was some authentic hard labor that took me through a wide range of emotions.

There were good times, like when I found a wheelbarrow for 20 bucks, and when my daughter told me how happy she was making mud brownies.

Then there were the bad times when my hand was so sore from gripping that shovel it hurt to use my mouse, hold my cell phone or use them at all really. I had to put myself on a Motrin drip to keep a steady flow of ibuprofen in my blood stream.

And I’d be remissed if I didn’t mention the rain! Who could forget the rain? It came down for 3 days straight, took a day off and came down for 2 more days. But I can’t complain. It gave me a valid excuse to rest my weary body and ultimately softened the ground, which made today’s digging almost effortless.

And for all that I dedicate this song to my project!