Landscaping

This past weekend was the first weekend in a couple of months that I had Brad all to myself – no work project deadlines, no client meetings scheduled, no nothing. He was asked to help move a new military family in the ward, but I put my foot down. Selfish? Maybe… but I’ve got a “Honey Do” list as long as my arm of house projects that I’ve been waiting months to get accomplished. I’ve been doing what I can on the list, but at 34 weeks and counting my contributions to heavy labor are becoming increasingly limited.

So Saturday we knocked out two big projects:

– Organizing the kitchen (my job) and cutting new shelves for one of the cabinets (Brad’s job). Doesn’t sound terribly urgent, but it was to me. I must be nesting. It looks amazing and feels so nice to have everything clean and organized. I ordered some metal mesh bins from the Container Store and that will help wrangle the tupperware section. Hopefully that will arrive this week.

– Landscaping!! Boy does that feel good to have done! We raked, weeded, swept, mulched, planted, installed dividers, washed windows, scrubbed the deck – you name it. It looks so much better! I’m really, really hoping I can keep my new plants alive. I don’t have the best track record. It’s a cecilia aglaonema. It’s usually an indoor plant, but I think our winters are mild enough that it may do fine outside. But like I said, I don’t have the best track record.

All of this was done in the nick of time. We have three showings scheduled over the next three weeks. Hopefully we’ll get an offer (that won’t fall through this time) and we can finally move! Cross your fingers, say a prayer, and send us some good vibes!