Spring Projects

It's that time of year again, when it seems as though all weekends from here until June will be filled with projects. Part of that is the glory of home ownership. Unfortunately it seems as though I always seem to be pregnant when we have the most to do. I guess that will just keep me in shape, right? Well here is what is on Brett and I's to-do list for the near future:

• Get our pool cleaned and ready for the summer (just an above ground, so it shouldn't be too much work).


• Assemble Carter's swingset.


• Kill off half of our backyard, lay weed fabric, and spread rock in the area that won't grow grass real well. As well as replacing all of our mulch with rock.


• Plant 12 screening trees to block out our sex offender neighbor who likes to call the fire dept. on us for having small fires in our fire bowl.


• Power wash and stain our deck. Brett wants to also do the fence, but I don't know about that.


• Have a garage sale (I hate this idea, but it's a must to clear out Carter's new big boy room).


• Paint and decorate Carter's new Dr. Seuss themed room. Assemble the new crib, dresser, and storage shelf.


• And just keep up with the typical weeding and yard work that comes along with owning a house.

This may not seem like anymore than a couple of labor intensive weekends, but when we both work every or every other Saturday and have a 16 month old that requires constant supervision; it's very tough to get some of these things done. Oh yeah and we need a new roof, but that's a subject for another day. My neighbor who owns his own construction business likes to remind us on a constant basis that we need a new roof and my thought is "yeah just add that to the list buddy". So anyway, that's what we'll be up to for the next several weekends. Oh and we'll also be finding out if we're having a boy or a girl next Thursday. I'm stoked! Praying for pink!! haha. But I sure wouldn't mind another boy.