Destination: Sam's Choice

Two years ago I blogged about our idea for a family senior trip for each of our children.

Well, tonight we are one step closer to Sam’s  senior trip. The hotel is booked and after much searching, tickets for a special evening have been purchased.

Where are we going? Well it’s Sam’s choice.

Hint: Sam just finished his fourth musical in high school where we were wow-ed by his singing, acting and his ability to portray evil so well (a little too well) ….

The Project that Never Ends

Yes, it goes on and on my friends.

But we completed one more step in the patio project that has been going on for almost two years now.

It was two years ago that we started ripping out our rotting deck.  It started with the hair-brained idea that we would repair our deck enough to have a high school graduation party for Chelsea **class of 2010** in our back yard. Instead we ended up tackling a much bigger project and having a party at a nearby park (and it was fabulous, I might add.) A more realistic goal should have been Sam’s graduation **class of 2012**. 

I've  been blogging about our project along the way  here.

After ripping out a deck, repairing rot along the house, cutting down some very tall trees, re-grading part of the back yard, and laying our patio, we are ready for the final phase.

With the help of one amazing landscape artist, we were able to get a plan on paper this winter. And today we started the final phase.

We created a path that will sit in the midst of the garden area along our house and patio.

If Dave and I can manage of get out of bed tomorrow, this weekend will be a success.

In April we'll be on to the next phase ... planting! It’s going to look fantastic!