Landscaping... Path to Pool

We had a pool party for our Community Group in which  6 -8 other families had RSVP'd, including about 15-20 children.  Matt and Tay would be the oldest kids there.

So, I made a list (shocker) and Jeff and I used that list as we prepared the house, inside and out, to host 30-40 people.

One of our projects was something Jeff took on himself, instead of hiring a landscaping company.  He build a path of steps---level steps--- to the pool!

The old path was one of my LEAST favorite things about our yard.  The previous owners of our home had thrown down cement blocks to create an un-even and dangerous path to the pool.

The project took quite a bit of time, but Jeff had it completed enough that our guests were able to travel safely and comfortably down to the pool.  See below the progress....

Getting them level was the hardest part of the process!

Look how nice that looks!

Almost finished!  All that is left is the brick siding!

Fence--- my favorite thing!

This year we invested in building something that is my favorite thing... a HIDEY-HOLE!

Ok, it's actually a fence and it hides all our JUNK!  YAY!  We have our trailer, the sail-boat, our tomato cages, our rock piles, our lawnmower-covered by a lean-to,... and a plethora of other things, hidden back behind that fence! 

Kevin built it with help from Jeff... they put in quite a few hours on it and it turned out great!

And here is the finished fence!

Fun with Area Rugs!

Although the boys didn't really "get it" when it came to why we needed to buy more rugs when we just got rid of our carpet, thankfully, Jeff "got it" and gave me a generous budget for our large 8x10 rug in living room.

I searched all over NWA and couldn't find one I liked and all the ones that large were $600-$700 dollars.  A friend pointed me to Overstock.com and I found the most PERFECT rug for us!

All my favorite colors!!!

My budget might have been so generous because of the HUGE deal I scored on some awesome hemp rugs from an IOMETRO Whse close-out sale!  (Thanks Windy Hall!!)

Each of these hemp rugs were $399 at retail and I got them for $75 a piece!  LOVE getting a deal!  They are now in our bedroom, my office and the "Art room".

Family pic

Andi needed a family pic for a frame she has up in the Maine house, so she asked (threatened) me to take one TODAY.  So, here we go... 2 new family pics :)  (Thanks Andi :)

New Wood Floors!!!

It took years to finally carve out the money and make the decision to rip out all the carpet and put in wood floors.

The boys favorite thing to do is this...