I’ve stayed silent the past couple of weeks; mostly just trying to gather thoughts, lost in dreams of summer vacation, and other fun things us adults (and those of us who are parents) find ourselves doing.
For some reason this summer has me more excited than most in the past have. I don’t know if it’s the planned trip back to Hatteras, NC or my new schedule at work that will allow me more time with my kids during the week, or just a general hope that more good things are to come and great accomplishments too.
One of the things I am excited to finally finish this year is the exterior of my home. We bought out house two years ago, a foreclosed home on Middlebury Dr., through the help of my family. We’ve managed to do a majority of the work to the house ourselves (still lots more to do) and it has really come a long way. One area of need I’ve felt bad about neglecting so far is the outside. Landscaping, paint, lawn maintenance – it’s all been very tough as we’ve focused mostly on the living areas.
Well, this is the year I know it’s going to get done (or at least headed in a better direction). I got some flowers planted around the front of the house on Mother’s Day for Mrs. Keith, this weekend we’re making another attempt at filling in the areas where the pine trees once stood with some top soil and grass seed, and hopefully I can get some week killer down on the yard to start getting rid of some weeds and getting some grass in their place!
I want a home I can be proud of and a home that maybe some day my neighbors might say, ‘I hope my yard looks that nice some day.’ Much like I do around the neighborhood now.
So tell me, is your yard a struggle, what kind of work have you done to get it there, is there a house in the township that you’re jealous of how beautiful it is, do you have that house? Let’s discuss.