Thursday, June 19, 2008

mud pies, cement stones, and my garden...

My boys, like all kids, love the mud... I don't mind the mud, but sometimes it gets alittle out of hand. Ollie is a sensitive little bugger and does not like to be cold AT ALL... so he gets wet outside, gets muddy and than wants me to pick him up and carry him inside and wrap him in is blankie... he was thoroughly upset with me when I had to rinse him off in the cold hose water before allowing him to enter the house....



Max on the other hand, is a kid after my own heart. Will play till he is blue, with snout running out of his nose and shivering. I have to keep my eyes on that one... my rough and tumble boy.
A couple of weeks ago we rototilled up part of the yard that we never really used... it was kind of in the corner, and had a weird bump in the ground... since we live next to a funeral home, you can imagine all the wonderful things we imagined were under that bump....I was actually a little scared to find out...it was a tree stump at some point...anyway we levelled it out and added a stone patio and a large garden...
I love it, but am arguing with the patio stones... I have them filled in with kind of half sand and half dirt, and hate it... I don't like the feel on my feet... and I plotted them about 2 inches apart thinking I was saving time and money... it is not very comfortable to walk on... so I have a dilemma... I bought some steppable plants... but they aren't growing fast enough for me... so I think I might do grass... I am just worried it will still be uncomfortable to walk on... but at least it won't be dirty... I hate when my projects don't work out how I see them in my head...
*the photo of ollie on the phone was taken while he was talkin to you nana barb... we love you and hope you are getting more energy...
*the photo of my patio project is old... we have added more stones and the garden is starting to grow... more pics to come..

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