Back In Your Own Backyard

A quick update for my concerned readers out there, all the kids are fine at the homestead.

I spent a good portion of the weekend doing some Fall Cleaning in the garage. And I discovered that I've been accumulating a good amount of odd devices. I found out that I have 6 brand new light switches, a conduit box for a wall outlet, 7 outlets, literally hundreds of zip ties, about 5 tubes of different kinds of caulk, tons of hangers and hooks, a plethora of loose nails, and some of the old Pergo from when we put in our floor. I can now make a nice miniature dollhouse for Lizzie with a fully functional electronic system in it. But due to the bad luck I've had recently with electronics and the kids, this may not happen.

I used to wonder where my dad got all his random stuff, but I think that I'm starting to realize that I buy random cheap stuff from the hardware store just in case I'll need it someday. Which I'm actually hoping to do later today...at Harbor Freight. Some of my purchases come along with legitimate buys, this past weekend we spent some of the off cleaning time at OSH getting our new sprinkler system material. That was exciting. As is the upcoming weekend where I get to demolish the backyard, and dig long trenches into the ground. Which of course precedes the laying of new sod that we've been planning for almost 2 years now. After living with dirt and dead grass in the backyard for so long it will be spectacular to have greenery on the ground that isn't from a genus of weeds.

Pictures will be taken throughout the process and will be posted here so you can all be bored with the fun!