Landscaping

So I've mentioned all of the landscaping we've done recently and I thought I would post some pics. Unfortunately, I didn't take the pictures of all the weeds that Mary pulled out of this area, which was a ton. This is one of the larger areas that we did, but we did a good chunk of the border of our backyard. We didn't plant any new plants (thought we did pull-out a few struggling ones) and the rocks and lanterns were there previously. The weed barrier should keep all of these pesky Idaho weeds out of these areas for the most part, which will be a heaven send!



I think we're done with a lot of the landscaping in the backyard until the fall when we want to re-plant some grass that we hope will come in on some of our bare spots. We of course have other grand landscaping ideas, but this was a necessity as we felt the weeds were overtaking our backyard, so this will certainly help. We'll see which other projects will now occupy our time.

Add Expert Upholsterer to her Loooong list of amazing abilities!

Mary decided to cover our dining chairs a while ago, which is a must because they are wicker-style chairs which DO NOT mesh well sanitarily with kids eating habits/styles. Just the other day Sarah (who we're trying to empower to do as much as she can on her own... with mixed results) spilled about a fourth a gallon of milk on the table, chairs and floor. Anyway, we had purchased this table and chairs set off of Craigslist this summer and Mary hoped to do something with the top of the chairs. She bought some deep brown vinyl a while ago and went to it this weekend. They look awesome, are more comfortable, match the color of the base of the table and the living room couches, and are easier to clean. These took a ridiculous amount of staples, but the results on the top look great! Nice work Mary! Here are some pics.