The Front Yard

Lately we've been lamenting the fact that we don't have a really big grassy area for the kids to run on. (I know some of you are thinking we should have thought of that before we ripped out the lawn in the back yard but anyways...) I've always been concerned that one of the kids would trip and crack their skull open on the walkway or impale themselves on the palm. We also had those bushes with the little pink flowers that had gotten way too big and smelled like cat pee.


The bushes came out a while ago and the plan was to build a rounded planter for the palm, running the grass over to the fence. We decided to move the palm instead.


After a whole lot of shoveling, a little swearing, and a lot of wiggling it came out of the ground.


A really good yank (you can see the skid-marks in the street, we needed new tires anyways) and the tree was in front of the retaining wall.


Unfortunately the root ball landed about two feet closer to the sidewalk than the hole we had dug to receive it. The guys on the street converged to figure out how to slide a tree towards the fence. (Have I ever mentioned that I love this neighborhood?)


Thanks to a lot of muscle, it made it in the hole.


Now we just have to hope the poor thing survives the transplant.

Next up - the fate of the trees.

I see that the video I uploaded yesterday says its currently unavailable. According to Blogger this is a known issue (the favorite phrase of the helpdesk at work) and they're working on it. Sorry.

In other news, Big Bang Theory fans: Evil Wil Wheaton will be making another appearance soon. It looks like Sheldon's nemesis will be a recurring character. Yay.

Ah... Winter on the Central Coast

Our annual warmest-week-of-the-year came late this year. Usually we get it in January but this year, with all the rain, it was last week. Hopefully the strawberries will be ripe soon and I can officially declare spring has sprung.



This is what happens when you get a water- and shock-proof camera... you can hand it over and let the kids be their own photographer.

They were even nice enough to share.

The best part: notice me in the background - reading.

Even the dog enjoyed the day.

The Dog Can Stay

I just reread my last post and boy, is my opinion about the dog more positive than that sounds. He's actually totally awesome. He's figured out his dog door and now goes outside to "go" 95% of the time. He has given up on digging out so we don't have to worry about him escaping. He comes when you call him, stays when you tell him to and sits when you ask (if you're holding a treat).

He's my buddy.