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It’ll Be Worth It

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I’m taking the week off because my parents are in town, but also to do work around the house. On tap this week is taking care of the backyard.

The previous owners had two dogs, and they had sectioned a big portion of the backyard off for the dogs. Since we don’t have any dogs the “dog run” was wasted space. I am happy to say that the dog run is no more. In addition to removing the fence there were some small trees (2 cherrie and 2 pear) and a rose bush along the fence. We moved three of the trees and the rose bush from what is now the middle of the yard to the side. Fortunately the largest tree was already in a good place so we got to leave it there.
Over the next two days we’ll be working on the grass situation. The dogs did a decent number on the grass in their section, so we’ll be re-seeding the lower section of the yard. But in order for me to be able to do that I will mow it short tomorrow — as to expose the low dirt spots. Then on Wednesday we’ll come back through with dirt and seed, as well as cutting the grass out from the area we planted the trees to transplant into some of the exposed holes we left today. Eventually we’ll fill the tree area with barkdust.

And with all of that said, I’m tired, sore, and I’ve got a bit of a cold. Boy don’t I feel old.