BEFORE AND AFTER.....

TODAY (while my garage sale was going on- more on that on my next blog) MY MOM AND I DECIDED WE'D DO A LITTLE RE-SHAPING OF MY SIDE-YARD. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A YARD AT MY TOWNHOUSE, JUST A LITTLE SPACE NEXT TO MY GARAGE. AND BEFORE TODAY IT LOOKED LIKE THIS: OH GOODNESS....I HATE THAT THE METERS SHOW, I HATE THAT ALL I HAVE AS PEOPLE WALK DOWN MY SIDEWALK AND ENTER MY HOME ARE ROCKS- BORING!!!!! SO THE OTHER DAY WHILE I WAS AT FLEET FARM, MY NEW FAVORITE STORE, I FOUND THESE SUPER FUNKY GLIDERS. TWO CHAIRS THAT HOOK TOGETHER WITH A LITTLE TABLE IN BETWEEN THEM- TOTALLY LOVE THEM. SO- I SAID TO MYSELF- 'SELF, YOU SHOULD REALLY GET THESE CHAIRS AND PUT THEM IN YOUR SIDE-YARD.' SO...I WAITED TIL MOM CAME TO VISIT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS A GOOD IDEA (for some reason i need help in picking stuff like that out) AND SHE TOTALLY WAS IN. SO WE GOT THEM. BUT I GOTTA SAY, THEY WERE THE HARDEST PIECES OF FURNITURE TO PUT TOGETHER EVER! WE SPENT 3 HOURS THURSDAY NIGHT AND THAN ALL DAY FRIDAY PUTTING THEM TOGETHER. MAN...TAKE A LOOK.

HAD TO BOLT IN EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF WOOD- AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE CHAIRS. AFTER WE ASSEMBLED THE GLIDERS WE MOVED ONTO MAKING A PLANTER TO PUT OUT IN FRONT OF THE METERS. MOM ALWAYS COMES UP WITH CRAZY IDEAS THAT SEEM TO TURN OUT COMPLETELY COOL. AND THIS ONE OF COURSE WAS TOP QUALITY. WE ALSO GOT SOME VERY CHEAP FLOWERS TO USE IN THE PLANTER AND AROUND THE CHAIRS. MAN, AFTER A FULL DAYS WORK IN THE CRAZY HOT HEAT (95 degrees) MY SIDE-YARD WAS COMPLETELY RE-SHAPED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON ONE OF THOSE RE-MODELING SHOWS ON T.V. ANYWAYS- TO PROLONG IT NO LONGER HERE IS MY NEW SIDE-YARD!

YOU WILL SEE THE CHAIRS IN THE MIDDLE ON A WOOD PLATFORM; THATS MY FAVORITE. I CANT WAIT TO SIT OUT THERE IN THE A.M. AND DRINK MY COFFEE AND READ MY BIBLE WHILE THE CITY AROUND ME WAKES UP. THE PLANTER TO THE RIGHT OF THE CHAIRS IS WHAT MY MOM WORKED ON MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. IF YOU NOTICE IT COVERS UP THE METERS VERY WELL. SUPER HEAVY THOUGH. AND WE TOPPED IT ALL OFF WITH THE FLOWERS WE GOT. I THINK IT TURNED OUT VERY NICE. SUPER HAPPY WITH MY NEW SIDE-YARD. IT HAS HANDLED THE STORM OF THE EVENING AS WELL. MAN- IT'S SO DARK OUT AND THE LIGTHNING IS INSANE. THE FRIST STORM BLOW OVER QUICK LIKE AND THIS IS WHAT THE SKY LOOKED LIKE:
AWESOME HUH!!!!!!!! GOD CREATES SOME PRETTY CRAZY AMAZING STUFF. STORM #2 IS CURRENTLY HERE. THE SKY LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THIS ANYMORE. SUPER DARK! IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY OUTSIDE. I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY MOM- AND WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO DO SOMETHING SHE LOVES (making wood crafts), MAKING MY HOUSE LOOK SUPER COOL AND ENJOYING EACH OTHERS COMPANY. NICE!!!!!!!