Since I often find myself in the middle of doing something for either Junior or this house, the house is beginning to feel like just another of my children. It is needier than Junior, however, and much more expensive. Currently, if I was given a lump sum of money that would either make over our backyard or finish our master bedroom...my brain would go in circles trying to make a decision. Our bedroom has only received some paint and a new chest of drawers. I'd like to add curtains, shades, rugs, bedding, a dresser, two nightstands, a bed and a vanity table. However, you must walk through our back deck area to enter our house (if you're on a first-name basis with Mr. Wonderful or me) and therefore, lately I find myself 51/49 in favor of finishing the back yard and deck as soon as possible. Here are some minor improvements we made over the wonderful holiday weekend we just had:
Trailing petunias...5 of them hanging on hooks around the deck's perimeter
Mr. Wonderful seeded our back lawn
Fenced off these beautiful hydrangeas to keep the dog from destroying them
Mr. Wonderful pressure-washed the deck and fence in preparation for painting
This arrangement is in the rain room, over the area where the outdoor sofa will be.
The interior of the rain room roof--love this ceiling fan!
Not everything was work this weekend, however. On the same day Junior decided to pull himself up to a standing position for the first time, he also had his first experience splashing swimming.
Junior is an excellent reminder to his parents not to work too hard, to take the time to have some fun and to just enjoy being a family.
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