Putting in the Yard: Phase #2

Phase #2: Putting in the lawn. This was hard work not only did we lay the sod in a day but also had to prepare the soil. It actually worked out really nice it rained the two days before so the soil wasn't that bad to work with. We had to use the pick axe to loosen up the muddy soil, mix compost into the soil and then rake down the dirt as best we could. After all of that we were able to lay the bermuda sod down. Aaron laying down some sod. I'll admit it, I'm a weaklink that is why you don't see me picking up the sod. I was the sod cutter to make sure the sod fit perfectly where it needed to go. We had Zach come and help us lay down the sod. We were so grateful that he could come and help us out and anyways its good for teenage boys to help out with yard work.

The sod in the backyard.

Aaron and I relaxing after a hard days work! Man laying sod is hard work!!! Let's just say bermuda grass isn't the softest of grasses but its the best type for this climate.

The sod in the front yard.

Even though when you put in sod the first day it looks bumby with lots of lines, we are so excited to have a lawn. I woke up this morning and opened all the blinds and was so happy to see green outside our windows!

White and Blue

What do you think? A few months ago we had some friends come over and I told them that I was thinking about painting my table either white or black. She said that she saw a blue and white table in a magazine, I thought this would be perfect especially since I love the color blue. This table belonged to my parents and when Aaron and I moved to Lubbock they said we could have it. You can't tell but its rustic looking, we didn't paint lots of layers but only one to make it look old and rustic, we also sanded off some of the parts to make it look rustic as well. This week I put on the top coat (which was a clear coat to give it some protection from spills and such). At first I didn't know how this was going to turn out, but I actually love how it looks in our new kitchen!

Putting in the Yard: Phase #1 cont.

Putting in the sprinklers in the backyard.

POW:this stands for peace of work, I normally would use this to describe a student in my class who is having a hard day. In this situation, I am refering to putting in the sprinkler system and yes it is a POW !
Doesn't Aaron look like he is having tons of fun! Putting in the pipes and sprinkler heads was the easiest part especially since I was the "primer" girl (the funny thing is this was my job when I was a little girl helping my dad put in the sprinkler system). Aaron is working on hooking the wires to the main pipes and then hooking it to the control box. I am so greatful for a wonderful husband to do all of these things. That was another headache, trying to screw the box into our brick house, after about four holes in our brick that are very visible Aaron was able to hang the box. We plugged everything in and ran a few systems, the sprinklers seemed to be working fine but then on one of the front systems the valve was making a really strange noise. We adjusted things trying to see if things were loose and we decided to unplug the system and try again. We try to plug the system into the socket and it will not go in, we have tried everything, reseting the sockets, we tried plugging in other cords to see if they will go in, NOTHING!!! So we are going to call our builders and have them come check the problem out. That is why putting in the sprinklers is a POW!!!

We are very greatful that we have this oppurtunity to learn and grow about putting in the yard. Next Saturday, we are supposed to put in the sod, hopefully that will go alot smoother than everything else has been going. I will keep you posted!