Mark and I are keeping ourselves busy putting finishing touches just about everywhere on our winter home. We are pretty much done indoors for now with the only thing left: putting cabinet hardware on the kitchen cupboards. This week we started on some landscaping in the back yard. It looks pretty rough right now with landscape rock needing to be added and some dirt hauled away but Mark did install brick edging around our little lawn and that is going to look really great when the rest of the yard is done. I planted a rose garden in one area yesterday with Mark's help and cannot wait until the bright pink and white roses bloom in time. Looks a bit ugly at the moment. :-) The front yard renovation will begin towards the end of January. There is grass in the front and we want to remove that and have a total desert look which is easier to leave in the summer than a grass yard!
We are both VERY excited to be flying to Peoria, IL on the 12th to attend Drew's 4th birthday party! We are NOT excited about the weather that will greet us but that is minor compared to seeing Drew, Kayley, Megan, Matt and Andy! Matt is driving from Omaha to Chicago and then coming to Peoria in time for the party. So glad we will get to see everyone this trip.
Some pics of our work in the back yard. As I said, look very tough right now but it will be better in the future when our rock work is done!
Mark installing the brick edging around our yard.
Out with the old, in with the new
The brick edging installed
Another angle
