Busy Hot Weekend

This weekend was very busy for us. Michael had a huge project planned. Installing a sprinkler system in our front and back yards. He had 5 guys come from work and they worked all day in the 90 degree hit digging trenches through rocks and roots, etc. They got everything dug except one smaller run on the side of the house and all the pipes laid, etc. They got the front yard covered back up and I replanted my flowers this morning. This afternoon we have to cover the pipes in the back yard and replace the grass then that will be done. Then all that is left is the small run on the side and then Michael getting the manifold designed and set up and we should be good to go. Ohh and we have rake up the rocks that are in the yard after everything is done.



The other thing that I did on Saturday, was I was able to go visit Mandy for a little while. She was staying at a nearby hotel so I took Arianna and Ethan and they went swimming with Bryn and Maryn. It was great to see her, but it always goes fast. We need to plan some time where we can get together and visit for a while longer. I keep telling Michael that we need to go visit her in Boise. Mandy's mom is in Ellensburg so they come over to this side to visit her cousin and have some fun. So it makes it nice for us to be able to visit.



Well, we will try and post some pictures of the yard in progress in a little while. It will be nice when it is all done and we do not have to worry about watering the yard and using too much water!! It was a lot of hard work, but much cheaper. We have had several bids over the last few years and most of them were anywhere for $4000 for only the back yard and over $6000 for teh whole thing. Michael spent maybe a quarter of that and that includes the plummer for connecting to mainline and renting a ditchwitch, etc. Still a little expensive, but something Michael has wanted to do forever. Hopefully it will help save on water too.

We are hoping the week pasts quickly so we can head out to the coast on Saturday. We are driving to Portland on Friday and then going to Yachats on Saturday morning and then coming back on Monday. We hope the weather will be good! Arianna wants to fly her kite, have a picnic on the beach like last year, and play in the sand. Oh she also wants to look for whales :)