mud

bryan and our neighbor john pulled all of our bushes out yesterday. ok, not all of them - i still have a lilac bush in the back, and something else that looks like it may flower, and the evergreen in the front. our neighbor john has access to all sorts of fun boy toys (including a helicoptor), and he seems to have fun doing heavy duty projects with bryan (like digging giant holes with the 2 man auger). so, he hooked bryan up with a piece of equipment for pulling bushes out of the ground.

so he and bryan spent the afternoon ripping everything out of the backyard. bryan wants to plant prettier bushes. i came home yesterday to find my back yard fairly well ripped up. which means bryan has to plant grass seeds. this is actually one of his favorite things to do, and here in wisconsin, it'll actually grow, which will be pretty exciting for him. in georgia, grass doesn't grow in the sand and red clay, which is pretty frustrating. so having lush green grass makes him pretty happy to do yard work. and having lots of loose dirt to walk in and track into my house makes moose pretty happy, so he's excited about the project as well.


bryan will be planting rose bushes in the front. we have some on the side of the house he was planning on transplanting, fearing that having dirt on the side of the house would lead to a leaking basement. it doesn't look like that is a risk, so we're going to get some new bushes for the front. it will look so nice! and i am sure opening the living room windows in the spring and summer will make the house smell lovely. we certainly have the room for a few now. :)


dinner last night was extremely satisfying. bryan had smoked some eggplants on monday, and made babaganoush. i made a hummus. we served those with warmed pita, sundried tomatoes in oil, caper berries, feta, spiced salami, greek yogurt, and figs. it was one of those delicious meals where everything tastes so good, and so good together, and you positively satisfied afterwards.

we watched away from her, which was a very sad and compelling story. i thought that the dialog was superb, as was the acting. it was very enjoyable.

bryan hung some shelves and pictures for me, so our bedroom finally has some decorative elements. we also started hanging pictures in oliver's room; pictures to come soon!