Hoffman Heights, our almost new domain, and a sign in our almost new yard. This is the entrance to the housing community we are about to relocate to.
The owner, Earl, had asked us a couple of weeks ago if we would take care of the sign, this is what he was referring to.
And , as I mentioned in yesterdays post, we attacked the sign, I think we won.
Mark and I are feeling a little weary from the battle, but with the help of some of our allies, ( Jeff and Amanda and a big truck) we were able to add the finishing touches this evening.
This morning we started the second part of our assault on the enemy. Yesterday we removed the weeds, that was quite a task, about 5 minutes into it we were questioning if we were nuts or not, and also thinking that ( as my husband was saying ) we are too old for this ! I knew we could succeed and felt we would be grateful at the other side of the project.
This morning we went to Wally World and purchased about $22.00 for petunias and some green perennials. Then we drove to the garden store and got another $24.00 of red mulch. We were armed and ready for our mission. We got to the site and Earl was across the street working on a vacant site. He came over and chatted and seemed pretty impressed with just the weed removal.
He went his way, and Mark and I trudged forward. This is what we we ended up with after chapter 2 of our 3 part adventure.
I wanted to show Jeff and Amanda the difference we made with the sign. I wanted them to see that the 2 old fogies were pretty darn good at our attempt at landscaping. I mentioned when we were showing our digital photos, that we were thinking of bringing up all the white rocks from our current place and doing a border around the sign. Jeff volunteered his truck and services to assist, and I was really thinking that would be easier then hauling them up in the Nissan or Intrepid. So thanks to Jeff and Amanda, we scooted back up there with one trip and poof. 
This is the finished product, our landscaping project done , on property that is not quite ours, but hopefully will be soon. If for some unknown reason this all falls apart in the next 2 weeks, well Earl, you got an early Christmas gift!
It definitely changed the way the entrance looks, So for now, lets call it our contribution to making a corner of the world a little nicer:)
So I am off to take a warm shower, turn on my heating mattress cover and avoid any stiff muscles in the morning. We are only as old as we feel, and I personally refuse to feel old! So heat, Ibuprofen and a little bit of luck and I will run circles around 54 yrs old. Here is wishing you young thoughts, young bodies , even if the frame is getting old . Love, Cindy
May 19, 2008 at 4:00 am
Cindy,
I agree with you on the frame getting old. But like you said lets keep our thoughts young anyway. Thanks for working so hard on the sign. It will be well worth it in the long run I think. Love ya,
Me