When we bought our house, we did so for a variety of reasons. One of the main ones was that it needed virtually no work. The same can't exactly be said for the yard. This will all make more sense when I post some pictures (hopefully in the next couple of days.) Without the visuals, however, imagine a hodgepodge of efforts, probably spanning several decades, and at least two owners.
The moral of the story is that we and the kids will be living through various seasons of mud and dirt -- not to mention an unused carport -- if we don't do anything. Hence, the impetus for what will be known as The Project. It involves demo (of said carport and current semi-crumbling brick patio), leveling of the yard, the installation of new stone patio, laying of new sod, and hopefully, eventually, living plants.
We signed the contract on Saturday with our chosen company, so it's full speed ahead. The crew is supposed to show up on Thursday to get things going. For me, these things are always fraught with a mixture of anxiety and excitement. Start writing large checks to relative strangers? Sure. Hope everyone shows up on time and does what they are supposed? No problem. Well, maybe ... *
(* As a footnote to this bout of neuroses, I should point out that we did research this company, which does give a warranty for their work for 2 years, and they sound great. Therefore, this bit of panic is simply related to a condition that arises within me whenever committing to something that costs more than a quarter of a paycheck.)
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