My apologies to all hoping for pretty mountain photos today - maybe tomorrow! And for those who felt lost with yesterday’s post…”WHAT??? you mean you have not been following the minute details of my life for the past several weeks??? - it is NOT all about me???” Oh, well…Click here to read the prior post wherein Plan B is described… Then, click on the flower in the pot (upper left corner) to come “home”.
Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity here at la casa…
Dave and his grandson Zack - Bill supervised… - opened the trench. There were a few rocks…they are not called the Rocky Mountains for nothing.
The line was laid in the trench and then the backfilling started. The trench crossed the phone line 3 times and the main power to the house once. Kudos to Zack and Dave for their delicate work around those spots and everything still works! (The “Call before you Dig” people had been here and marked everything accurately.)
My vision of this process was that it would end up with a neat little foot or foot-and-a-half of dirt where the trench had been dug. I bought two bags of a mix of grass seed and starter fertilizer in a kind of foam stuff that is supposed to get grass going in 7-10 days. My plan was to put this down on the strip of dirt left by the trenching and have green stuff back (vs dirt/mud) in no time.
So…another plan is required. I was told that I need to leave the whole thing alone for awhile…let it rain, snow, etc. on the ground and see how the rocks and dirt settle in. Then maybe some compacting and topsoil. So be it.
Bob took things pretty much in stride until the other fun of the day occurred. The new mattress set we ordered was delivered…3 times. We ordered a California King and they don’t sell many so there was confusion over the boxes and the frame but 3 trips and we had it all set. And OMG - vast improvement and I feel like a new person this morning! I went too cheap on the queen set I bought when I bought this house - it was soft and saggy and too small for Bill, Bob (the cat for any new readers!) and I…and yes, Bob has wormed his way onto the bed at night, but mostly sticking to the foot between various feet. Daytime naps he takes on his own spot.
That was our day. Today, who knows?
Mental P Mama says:
What a day! But now maybe you can relax…and sleep like a princess in your new bed!
June 25th, 2008 at 6:43 am
noble pig says:
Construction work, it never finishes as planned. Yep it’s quite a large path but it will not be a problem…eventually!
June 25th, 2008 at 8:04 am
annbb/TSannie says:
I sorta like Bob’s take on the whole trench digging thing…
Here’s to grass and no mud sooner than later - and again, thanks for the redirect!
June 25th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Shimmy Mom says:
My cat sleeps by my feet too. At least they got it all done. Here’s hoping that the grass can go in sooner than later.
June 25th, 2008 at 9:59 am
2oldman says:
I too would have expected a narrow trench using an actual trencher machine. Looks like they used a backhoe/bucket.
June 25th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Sandy A. in NC says:
And then … there was light… and power!
Don’t you just love it… when a plan comes together?!
Sweet Montana Dreamin… on your new California King!
June 25th, 2008 at 11:48 am