We are coming down the
Monday, 04 May 2009 13:05 | Written by David Jennings | 
home stretch with the wedding and all. There has been so much to do (and pay for) that I've been really stressed out.
The failure of the first landscape company to finish the job and remove all of the tree debris was a huge cloud hanging over me. The ditch in front of the house was completely full the entire width of the lot and about 10' high. The city finally threatened me with a citation and fine of $200 a day if I didn't do something soon. Can't say as I blame them but it didn't help with the stress. I finally found someone to remove it all (an expensive proposition) and they started Friday, removing about 70% of it. What a relief! And they came back this morning to finish the job! Yeehaa! That feels good.
The yard is coming together as well, if only the rain will hold off another day or two. Maas did a great job with the front beds, they are awesome! What a variety of plants spread out over four different beds. That might be all I can afford before the big day but they are gorgeous, especially when combined with the beds they put around the house. And we did manage to get most of the sod down in the front, not all but the majority, so we hope that it will be green by the big day.
Joe of Frasure Home Improvements has been wonderful. He's finishing up the wood floors today, there will be no more carpet downstairs! They look great, even if they feel kinda strange on bare feet. He only has a couple of small things left after that and the house will really be in good shape. It's only 14 years old but that is about the time a lot of stuff needs done and we were very fortunate to find him.
Our class has been great the past couple of weeks. The guys that I currently have are genuine Godly men striving to make this world a better place. I'm fortunate to know them.
Last Saturday, Terri and I went with Hero and Kaia down to Helen's Garden in League City, a beautiful place to take photos. The light wasn't perfect (remember all the rain?) but we decided to go for it anyway. I think I was able to capture their spirit in several photos, this one will be running in the newspaper for the announcement:
More and more, I've been thinking about my little girl leaving and establishing her own family. It is both sad and happy, sad that she'll no longer need Daddy but grateful that she has found a man that is seeking God's will for their lives. And happy to see her smiling again.
The failure of the first landscape company to finish the job and remove all of the tree debris was a huge cloud hanging over me. The ditch in front of the house was completely full the entire width of the lot and about 10' high. The city finally threatened me with a citation and fine of $200 a day if I didn't do something soon. Can't say as I blame them but it didn't help with the stress. I finally found someone to remove it all (an expensive proposition) and they started Friday, removing about 70% of it. What a relief! And they came back this morning to finish the job! Yeehaa! That feels good.
The yard is coming together as well, if only the rain will hold off another day or two. Maas did a great job with the front beds, they are awesome! What a variety of plants spread out over four different beds. That might be all I can afford before the big day but they are gorgeous, especially when combined with the beds they put around the house. And we did manage to get most of the sod down in the front, not all but the majority, so we hope that it will be green by the big day.
Joe of Frasure Home Improvements has been wonderful. He's finishing up the wood floors today, there will be no more carpet downstairs! They look great, even if they feel kinda strange on bare feet. He only has a couple of small things left after that and the house will really be in good shape. It's only 14 years old but that is about the time a lot of stuff needs done and we were very fortunate to find him.
Our class has been great the past couple of weeks. The guys that I currently have are genuine Godly men striving to make this world a better place. I'm fortunate to know them.
Last Saturday, Terri and I went with Hero and Kaia down to Helen's Garden in League City, a beautiful place to take photos. The light wasn't perfect (remember all the rain?) but we decided to go for it anyway. I think I was able to capture their spirit in several photos, this one will be running in the newspaper for the announcement:
More and more, I've been thinking about my little girl leaving and establishing her own family. It is both sad and happy, sad that she'll no longer need Daddy but grateful that she has found a man that is seeking God's will for their lives. And happy to see her smiling again.