Success

"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exltation; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived...this is to have succeeded." _Ralph Waldo Emerson_

Friday, August 8, 2008

OUR BELOVED YARD OF DIRT

Since this has been such a crazy and long project that took up most of our month of July, I had a million pictures of it. It has been quite intense and it scares me a little to be looking at a front yard full of dirt, however, the finished product is exciting to imagine. So here is a little of that journey. At one point the city gave us a stop work order...we didn't exactly stop work, however, we made our peace with the city in the end.

BEFORE
BEFORE - STREET VIEW

CUTTING DOWN ONE OF THE TREES....LOTS OF FUN FOR THE BOYS


ISAIAH IS READY FOR ACTION, NOTICE THE TEDDY GRAHAM IN THE BUCKET



RICHARD-OUR NEIGHBOR- GOT RIGHT TO WORK, HE KNOWS HIS STUFFISAIAH GETTING HIS SHOT ON THE TRACTOR WITH DADDY


RICHARD TAKING THE BOYS FOR RIDES...THEY WERE IN HEAVEN!!!


MITCHELL MOVED HIS FAIR SHARE OF DIRT AROUND TOO!

MIDWAY POINT - A LOOK FROM THE FRONT


ISAIAH IS VERY SERIOUS ABOUT HIS WORK!




AND THE WAY IT LOOKS TODAY, AS WE WAIT FOR THE MATERIALS TO ARRIVE

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