Our sad, sad backyard...

When we decided on the house we're in, the only thing I HATED was the back yard.

The good thing about yards......they can be fixed!

Still, as you can see by the pictures, it will take some work.

You really can't tell in the pictures, but the majority of the yard has wood chips.

And the wood chips have had weeds and wild grass growing up through them,so it's nasty!

The good news is....

Our landlord has agreed to pay for a sprinkling system to be put in!

Since we have been working on sprinkling systems for a long time, we told him we are willing to put it in, if he pays for parts. Of course he jumped on that offer.

Justin and I have been plotting the yard, designing a layout,

and pricing parts so we can send him estimates.

(It sounds awful and not so fun, but it's actually my thing)

That was the easy part.

Now, we'll have to clean up and get rid of ALL the wood chips.

We have to decide if we want to break our backs for a weekend and rake it by hand or rent a Skid-turn and be done in a few hours.

(I say, rent the Skid-turn. I just have to convince Justin that it's a good idea.)

All I want to know is, who's the genius who thought of WOOD CHIPS?!

This is looking at the back yard from our porch....From left to right.

We have no shed. So our little trailers are loaded.

We do have a patch of grass for the doggies to do their business,

as you can see.

I'm sure the neighbors behind us will be excited
when we finally have the weed patch
taken care of.

We are on a corner lot so our backyard ugliness is shared with the neighborhood.

When the good weather hits, you'll never have to guess what we are up to!