Us vs. The Lawn

The battle has begun again. Each Spring we begin the battle to grow grass here in an area known as Sandy Acres. Each year we seed, water, weed, kill grubs and each year the lawn turns brown and dies off anyway. Scott seeded last week and we saw the first few sprouts of green grass yesterday so he requested that I water the lawn today. I wasn't thrilled to say yes, but hey- I live here, too, right? I just finished and I have to say I hated it even more than I expected. Standing out there with the sun beating down on me, all I could think of was my Dad and all the hard work he put into the yard each year. He was very skilled when it came to landscaping. He never made any changes without long and serious thought. He studied lawns at all times as he drove to and from work each day. He carefully researched different shrubs, plants and flowers on the internet before making an selections at the nursery. As I stood out there, I realized I had yet one more reason to miss him.

On top of that, I could also hear the tank clunky in the basement as the water came in from the well. I know something must be wrong and I imagine its such a costly item that I can't bring myself to think about it. The plumbing pump (otherwise known as the POOP SHOOT in our household) in the basement has also been sounding it's alarm this week so it looks like we will need to call a plumber to have it checked. That certainly can't be good news either. :(

I can't believe it's already Wednesday of my break! I can't say I have at all been productive or even that I have enjoyed my break! Hopefully I can change that in the next few days! Hope your day is great! :)