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There is Something in our Backyard

So this weekend Neil and Rosemary came for a second time to help with the backyard landscaping. Thank goodness they came because I am not sure I could have done all that work by myself. In fact I know i couldn't have because I felt like I was hardly any help compare to the Buller boys and we all know Rosemary can move stuff (Remember the story of when she picked up Montez?).

I must say its been great having a "Hercules" around a.k.a. Neil. Not that my hubby isn't strong but Neil's got those strong arms. We couldn't stop laughing about Neil's strength for a good 5 minutes after digging in a flower bed and finding an old metal sprinkler pipe. Brian went to grab a pick axe but Neil stuck his hand in the ground and ripped the sucker right out of the ground! We couldn't stop laughing at how easy it was for Neil.

Brian was telling his buddy at work all the cool treasures we have found in our backyard(old peanut butter barrel, old marbles, jars and canisters, even, old stones and pavers, not to mention a dead guy called RP). In response to the dead guy, his buddy said all he found was abestos in his yard.

As for the dead guy, that is a joke. We found a cement rectangle that had the initials RP a.k.a. "Real Person" or "Random Person." At first we thought it was a dog or animal, then a time capsule waiting with old stocks and then we were like what if it is a person? Pretty much all kinds of possibilities went through our head. After looking at it more this weekend, we found a little circular hole in the head of the rectangle (a place for flowers I thought?) and the guys thought it could just be a close line cement post that someone put their initials in after looking across the way into our neighbors yard and seeing an old clothes line. Anyhoo, that little piece of cement has been the topic of many conversations over the past few weeks. Who knows what it is but our guests can have fun figuring out when they come over.

I do hesitate to move the cement because if it is an animal I would want it to rest in peace so I think we will leave it as is and let people guess. Besides findign weird stuff, I feel visually like we got a lot done and it's all starting to come together! I am starting to get excited about all the possible parties I can throw.

We completed a flower bed, started the pergula, bought fencing, bought a ton of plants and flowers and built a really cool bench. I need to take some pictures tonight to document our progress.

Our backyard looks totally different from when we first bought the place. I must say this owning property thing is pretty cool. It's fun fixing stuff up and making it useful once again!

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