The landscapers finally came to work on our backyard today. I had been trying to get ahold of the main guy, let's call him Hal, for months and months. Finally, two days after my dad puts new pine straw in the front beds, he returns my call! (Perhaps a coincidence?) Anyway, so, he was in the driveway when I got home yesterday. He told us that his crew was going to be in JoRun for several days anyway and he'd be glad to send 'em over to finish out our back yard (sprinkler system, creating back yard beds, etc. ... you know, all the stuff Dad wasn't here long enough to do). Hallelujah! Yes! Absolutely! Can you do it today? So... they came today.
Funny story about them... Al (oops, I mean Hal) said the crew members' names yesterday in the conversation because he was specifically asking us to cage the hellions when they were here. Evidently, he's afraid of dogs. Anyway, so, we were saying that yes, our dogs are a little aggressive, but that they really do need to start getting used to people coming into the yard (hello... are we never going to be able to have friends stop by?). He said, well, they don't have to get used to me; but they do have to get to know Juan, Alejandro, Eduardo, Guillermo, and Miguel. So... all those guys are in my back yard this morning, and I think... huh, well, I hope Hal remembered to tell them about the underground fence. So, I decided I would go out and remind them. I go up to the group of four guys digging a hole right where the doggie charge would be running, and I say "Did Hal tell you about the underground fence?" All four of them look up and me with completely blank faces. Then one guy says "Hal? Hal will be here soon." OK. Got it. Thanks. How do you say "Watch out for the doggie fence?" in Spanish?
Anyway... so, the landscapers did end up cutting the fence. But they spliced it back together. (I'm assuming it works!) And about 30 minutes after they rolled out, this mess rolled in:
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Dad, not sure if you can tell by the pics, but a great deal of your work did not make it through the HEAVY, HEAVY wind that preceded the rain. Can you see that beautiful pine straw strewn across the yard??? So disappointing! But, I spent a long while out in the yard after the storm raking it up (with my hands, mind you). I probably salvaged a couple of bales, but there are still holes where I'll need to refill. Luckily, we've still got the Sentra crew cab (or as some of you may know it best... the hot car) to haul the new bales in. Also notice in the pics (especially the first two and the fifth one)... the blowing sand/dirt from Jamey's new house. No, that's not just rain or low-lying clouds. It's those people's back yard flying toward Lisa. Speaking of Lisa, she had called and left me a message on my home phone (that I moved into the office for Haley when she was here and haven't yet moved back to the easier-to-notice-it-there kitchen). Oops... it's been, like, five days since she called!
Okay, well... I'm going back to listening to Mr. A-Z and my chocolate cake. Y'all have a fun Wednesday night and very successful Thursday.
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