Life as a home owner is always interesting, especially when you bought a foreclosure property. Many of you already know that we are always doing something to the house, but recently it’s just been boring projects that you really don’t even see. But over the fourth of July weekend we called in the troops, aka our fathers, to help build a much needed deck in the backyard. When we bought the house the yard was nothing but weeds. We planted grass and put in the pavers our first summer in the house. Then along came a four legged crazy dog named Champ, who promptly all but destroyed the grass. The back step had become nothing but dirt, which of course brought the dirt straight into my kitchen….anyone with a dog or children can relate to a dirty kitchen floor. So a deck was put into the plans this summer. Which I have to say the boys did a fabulous job, and in a day I might add. I’m already envisioning the new path to the gate and a big patio under the tree….awww the joys of do it yourself. 
Anyway I thought you all would enjoy knowing what we’ve been up to beyond the day to day wedding biz.
Champ likes his new squirrel watching perch too.
And my own personal victory, we now have a disk washer! Five years of hand washing have paid off in a brand new stainless steel dishwasher. It’s bizarre to see the sink empty.
Hurray to all the Weekend Warriors out there!
