Working Weekend

This weekend Lance and I had a bit of a To-Do list for the backyard.  Our good friends Carly and Phil are coming to visit next weekend and we are planning to have a bit of a neighborhood reunion here under our pergola.  We wanted things to look nice and, due to the fact that we are just getting around to spending time outside this year, it was no easy weekend project.  First we decided to create a screen of plants to avoid seeing some of the neighbors' mess.  We were proud that we were able to repurpose some Will Fleming Hollies from the back yard and transplant them to the front.  Lance came up with the idea of placing large pots where the Hollies used to be, which we will soon fill with some kind of gorgeous plant.  It seems like every year we manage to spend most of our extra money at the Natural Gardener, but I try not to feel to bad about it.  As I told Lance, we invest in the beauty of our landscape instead of spending money to travel to beautiful places.  Now that we are expecting number three and unlikely to travel any time soon, it makes even more sense to invest in the beauty of home.

We have always been blessed to have the grandparents to watch the boys when we want to get extra work done.  This weekend was no exception.  I could feel guilty about this, but I try to think about all of the fun that both the boys and the grandparents end up having.  Its also nice for Lance and I to have some time to spend together without the boys.  It reminds me of the days before kids when we would run errands on the weekends, reflecting on the possibilities of the future, and usually just being silly.  The funny thing is, we were both so exhausted after our projects on Saturday.  We were complaining of our bodies being sore and our feet being tired as if we had worked hard for days with no rest.  It made me think that we are truly in a different phase of life, one where we are finally noticing some physical limitations.  But, I am sure, we will still have grand plans and great ideas.  We will still carry out as much as possible, but we will just need much more resting in between.