A new post... WHAT?!?

I'm just posting because I want to make sure that I don't lose access to this... it's a new year after all, and maybe I'll use this blog for something good this year :) No promises.

Back in Business

So it's been a while since I have had a functioning sprinkler system. Some of my plants have survived on the measley ounces of water that they pillage and plunder from the neighbor's water (considering that there is often a lot of water that either shoots out of the neighbor's lawn and into my yard). But that can't be said about my back yard. There's nothing to be taken from the neighbor's yard, so I've been watering my plants and trees as occasion allowed, and it's been a LOT of work. (My dad has been doing this for YEARS!!!!!! and I don't know how because all my plants eventually die if I don't have them on a sprinkler timer).

Well, after a few months of starting this project, putting it on hold, buying parts, getting parts from my brother, digging more holes because the rain filled in the other holes I dug, moving rocks around, etc... I'm finally done. My sprinklers work again, and they work very well! So, here's my proof :)

The Fallen Soldier

This morning, I woke up to Kaitlyn yelling to get up out of bed. So Shara kindly got up to take care of her so I could get a little extra sleep (much needed sleep). To my dismay, however, she came into the bedroom a minute later saying, "Ummm, you better come look at this". Aparently, my tree had fallen over onto the neighbor's truck. So I hurried and got dressed and went outside to assess the damage.

Luckily, the tree had not completely fallen on top of the neighbors truck, and had not caused any damage!!!!! However, it had completely severed itself from the roots (at the base of the tree) and when I pulled it away from the truck, it made the neighbor's tree sling shot back up. Theirs is still up, strong, and doing well. I bet there would have been more damage if the other tree had not broken the fall.

So, this post goes out to you, oh brave soldier. You have weathered 5 years of storms, and blocked many a UV ray from hitting my car in the blistering heat. You didn't even get any pay for it. In fact, you have been chopped at, trimmed, pushed around, and all you got was a little water every day (and not every day for that matter). You (and your shade) will be very sorely missed every time I get into my scorching hot car.