Ibby also took a week off in September and we focused our
attention on the yard. Grass seed was
spread by the lake side. And the slope
in the front yard was just too steep to hold seed – it just washed away at the
first rain. So we picked up some sod,
straight from the farm. It ended up
taking 60 rolls of sod just to do the front yard. Again, thank goodness for our 2 SUV’s! I’m sure we’ll have no shocks left by the end
of this.
Also had to pick up some
topsoil, and Ibby worked that in first.
The weather was beautiful and cooperated, then enough rain the weeks
following so it looks great now. We
haven’t done the side or back yards yet – that will wait until next spring –
but at least from the front we look a lot less like a continuous construction
zone. And there has been a lot less dirt
getting dragged into the house.
Some of
our neighbours have donated plants, and while I have an idea of how I would
like to see the yard it’s not gonna be a ton of flowers. Remember our goal was maintenance free as
much as possible? Some hostas,
brown-eyed Susans, a little walkway, and that’s about it.
Canadian Gothic!
Ibby also shoveled some gravel over to the north side of the
house by the propane tanks. An attempt
to keep weeds down on the side of the house we don’t really use. And we both stacked firewood for the winter. Have
been enjoying fires in the woodstove again!
There will be plenty of time to unpack indoors when the weather turns
bad.
We hosted a family picnic on Labour Day, and in early October
Jaime’s 20th birthday with his housemates and their families. The boys had come to watch on demolition day
so were excited to see the “new” cottage.
And we also celebrated our first holiday here on Thanksgiving with
Maritza & Jaime. We cleared boxes
and actually found the dining room table!
Maritza started school in September and is loving it. Unfortunately Jaime has taken another turn
for the worse, and we’ve been meeting with psychiatrists, the school and his
group home organization to support him through this as best as we can. And hopefully to ultimately find a solution. More ripped clothes to mend – better get my
craft room organized soon!
Jaime, Jeremy & Kris kicking back on the deck.
Maritza made Spiderman cupcakes
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