My body feels like Jell-O

The past two days have been fun-filled days of landscaping.  Pretty sure Jeff and I couldn’t move from our spots on the couch if we wanted to. 

You see…the back porch area under the awning needed something done.  It looked really pitiful.  Pardon all the junk.

 

So, we got some of this.  That is a lot of dirt folks!  And, 144 of those 22 pound stones. 

Yesterday (Wednesday) we started early with dirt work. 

Then, we dug out and leveled where our stones would go.  Then, we started setting stones.

Hayden thought they looked pretty comfy.

This morning, I set out on an adventure.  I pulled this trailer to town and back to pick up our sod by myself.  First time ever to pull a trailer anywhere other than a pasture.  On our winding road.  Took the corners wide.  Didn’t dive into one ditch.  Didn’t hit anything.  I was pretty proud of myself.  I guess my hubby trusted me and probably a good thing my brother in law didn’t know I was pulling his trailer.  He might not have trusted me.  Ha! 

We did a lot more dirt work.

Have you ever used a tamper?  It is the 15 pound thing you stomp the dirt with to pack it down.  I mean, if you would like to make your shoulders and arms burn like never before, go ahead and try it for about 30 minutes. 

Jeff got the capstones on while I made another trip to Home Depot this afternoon. 

And tonight, after Hayden went to bed, we finished up laying the sod in the dark.  Definitely the easiest part of the whole project! 

Now, tomorrow, we have more dirt work and another pallet of grass waiting for us. 

If. we. can. move.