excitement around the house

woo hoo! our yard is going to be worked on!! Finally, after almost a year has passed since our excavation and sump pump installation, we are getting our yard back. The pile of dirt in the back is going to be flattened, and the bricks that have remained in piles will be gone too. We cannot wait. We are going to put in a little plot for a garden too, and get the front ready for some landscaping. Darcy is coming by with the digger today to level some ground, so that should be good for some amusement. The fence will get put back, the holes are getting filled, the debris is going away. We are even going to have the trim around the windows repainted AND a new storm door! The project starts today, with a work party on Friday, and more work done while we are away next month. Finally, a storm door that is not a contrasting colour to the house trim. So much excitement, we can finally have a nice looking yard again. It has been a pretty pathetic spring and summer here, especially as our cedars out front have died a very slow and public death. Although, we have to admit, we did not rush to remove them because we knew that eventually they would be a visible reminder to the church about the state of our yard *blush*. It worked! In any case, it is a very, very good thing.