I haven't seen my parents since last summer when they came out to CA and we took a big road trip up north. This time there was no road trip but it was nice to spend time with them at home. Plus, it was super nice not to have to work. Plus, plus, it was super nice that hubby didn't have to work!! So not only did we get to visit with them but we got to sleep in in the morning while they were here and go on three date nights! Talk about awesome!







Have you ever watched those TV Game shows where they have a couple of doors and behind one is a grand prize? Well, this weekend the hub and I found out what was behind our Door #1. The hubby and I are starting the beginning phases of landscaping our backyard. Our first step, was to clean out the area behind our garage. When we moved in, there was about 2 feet of walking space behind our garage the rest of the area was covered in vines. Vines were growing on the roof and generally it was a mess. Not wanting the vines to take over the roof, we I started to clear out the vines last fall. But after we cut a million vines with only a pair of clippers we gave up and decided to clean out the rest in the spring. Spring came around and we didn't do much until one day when I was sick a few weeks ago, I ran into our gardener. I showed him the mess and asked if he knew of anyone who could come clean it out. I could tell he was actually, quite happy for me to broach the subject of ...