Slow and steady.....

Progress is progress, right? When we moved into our home there was a forest behind our house instead of a backyard. Almost immediately we started yelling "Timber!!!" This was because there were several beetle-attacked pine trees and a magnolia tree that was about to bloom (Amber is very allergic to the flowers). All in all our total of downed trees is 21 thanks to my awesome Uncle Troy, and we still have 2 more to go. Now you may ask "why?" Well i'll tell you. The Pine trees drop needles year round and that creates a ground cover where nothing can grow. Also, these trees provided abou 1-3 hours of morning shade and none in the afternoon, since our house faces south-west. And finally, and probably the most important reason, so we can put up a fence to keep Sydney in and others out! (those of you who are familiar with the "narcotics and the neighbor's son" story will agree that we really need a fence.) And I've timed it...Bug can make it from the backyard to the street out front in about 3 seconds. Now our yard is a little stumpy, but again thanks to the help of Uncle Troy, we'll soon have that fixed as well. Then it's *bing* fence, *bang* grass, and *BAM!* pool! Ok, maybe not that fast with the pool, but we're getting there! And for those of you who don't know the whole story about the Neighbor's son and the narcotics, email us. We won't be posting that info here.