Yard Work 101....

Now that the inside of the house is pretty much done, all efforts have been put on the yard. This past weekend, Mom and Dad came to Tuscaloosa and helped me with my very large yard (over half an acre of just yard). To sum it up: 3 trees were taken out (one was just half a tree but was larger than the other 2 combined), all shrubs are gone, all leaves were bagged up, the funky plants around the deck were dug up, and one light/exhaust fan in the bathroom was installed (not part of the yard but it was on the "to-do" list). Then 5 new trees were planted in the back and the planning is now on for landscaping everywhere else! Here are a few pictures for your viewing pleasure:

It is kinda bare but there are big plans ahead!

I am bleaching the green off this weekend!

THE BACK VIEW

Where the half tree was! I really wish I had a before photo!

Dad would dig.....

....and I would plant!

What was left for the garbage people!

I will keep everyone updated with new photos as I get more plants in the ground!!

Wordless Wednesday!

Finishing touches!

Over my long break from work (and a very successful surgery), I got a lot accomplished around the house. I finally bought a rug for the living room, hung some new pictures, and got new things for the dining room. Also after 6 months, I finally opened up the paint cans and did some touch up work on places that needed it!

New rug (and I don't think I ever posted a picture of the new furniture)

Steal of the Week. I got these two vases for next to nothing at Hancock Fabrics.

I finally got my table decorated! These are my old placemats and napkins that I would like to replace, but they will work for now. I am just waiting till I find something I love.

And after 6 months of sitting in the corner, I got the piece of metal up on the side of my cabinet. It ended up looking better than I thought!!

I will post more about these frames later but this might be my parents new business! Dad makes the frames and Mom paints them! They are too cute!