Well, we’re off to a flying start. We dug up the old nasty “decorative” grasses and planted 4 new mini-azalea bushes, and they’re starting to bloom. I also dug out the “nasty trees” (mini decorative evergreens that had dried to a beautiful shade of brown). and we planted our first flowerbox. In a mad frenzy of gardening exuberance, Sarah and I went over to check out the local gardening place and MAN IS IT COOL. My mom would love it… and the people there seem quite knowledgable. A nice lady talked Sarah through everything that needed to happen for planting a flowerbox, the types of flowers to put in there, and how to arrange it. Luckily, we already had the flowerbox mounted on the front side of our house, so all we had to do was fill it up! We bought some really nice things, and are looking forward to them starting to fill out. I believe Sarah has some pictures posted in her Picasa gallery, so I will only include a few snaps here.

One word or warning: Never try to water delicate flowers using a garden hose — one of our gorgeous Dahlias bit the dust… stupid Jeff. Sorry Sarah.

Luckily the grass is also actually starting to come up in our back yard (formerly known as “Lake Rezer”) and its filling in the doggie-made mud path. It’s nice to not really need to worry about hosing down the pups every time they come in from a trip outside… now all I have to do is actually mow the grass. Thanks for the lawnmower Dad!

Some other notes of interest:

We’ve been grilling out a bit as well and it’s nice to be able to take advantage of our grill and back deck.

Jeff almost burned the house down when attempting to burn off some accumulated tree branches etc in our firepit on a semi-windy day. Good thing I had a hose handy… Moral of the Story: Even Eagle Scouts occasionally do stupid stuff with fire.

Sarah and I started dieting (HerbaLife) and are doing well. It’s going to help a lot to have a routine, not have to worry about what we’re eating all the time and it will also save us money! Yee haw!

Looking forward to Sarah’s 30th… we’ll probably go to King’s Island for the day, go to a nice restaurant and then have a little family party… She’s got a wishlist on Amazon under sarah@rezer.com if anyone wants to get her a little “You’re Old Now” gift.

All for now…