HOORAY...bra-less days are here again!

I did a post awhile back....about the mess construction going on in my yard. Thanks of course to my dear hubby and his big ideas.

Everyone seemed to think there was something REALLY grand happening. So as not to disappoint you all....I decided we needed to expand the project. The last thing I want to do is have my bloggy friends think I'm a poseur. So today the project was completed. WHEW it's about dang time. I was getting sick and tired of wearing a bra every day so I was respectable when the guys knocked on the door....which they did too freaking early in the morning!

Without further ado.............




My new back yard!!!!

It really was a much bigger project than we expected. The biggest obstacle came when we decided to add the Ocean. You people have no idea how hard it is to move that much water.

All right fine......that ain't my yard. Sheeesh you could have pretended to believe me just for a minute or two.

The reality is so much less impressive. We added a drainage system to dry out our basement. It was so full of water when it rained that we were able to kayak and water ski. And we tore out our UUUUGLY concrete patio and sidewalk to replace it with something spiffier.


It wasn't a fun process.....I got pretty tired of the noise.

and dirt....lots of dirt.


Mix in a little rain...and you get mud...mud-o-plenty.



And the ever present....dust. (And no I did not take this picture because he was bent over...I am NOT that kind of blogger).

Progress ran a wee bit sloooooooooow.

But they worked really hard. (hmmm another butt shot...how did that keep happening?)

And finally................this..................

BECAME THIS..........

UGLY................

BECAME BEAUTIFUL................

AND SMALL..............


BECAME BIGGER.......
And even though our grass now looks like an alfalfa field.....and the dogs are currently at work building a haystack in my dining room.....


I'm still pretty happy that my hubby I came up with such a good idea!

I'm not looking forward to power washing all the crap off the siding, our wood floors, our furniture, and our dogs. And now I have a ton more planting beds to plant and weed. But all in all I'm pretty happy with it. And yes....Ozzie saw fit to "christen it"....several times in fact. It added a nice yellow glow and now it sparkles in the sun.