Sunday afternoon the HH and I had a Home Depot Date and bought a bunch of wood for the new garden boxes. The whole time we were there the HH kept trying to talk me into building ordinary garden boxes {1. Because they are easier and 2. Because I could build them myself}. But I held strong. 😉
So after loading up {24} 4″x4″x10′ boards we headed home. The original plan was to use 4″x6″x12′ boards but there wasn’t enough in stock {and I wanted these puppies build pronto}. As soon as we got home the HH dragged out his skill saw and tools and we got to work. 
These new beds will be about 15″ deep and a little fancier than any raised garden beds I’ve had in the past. I found the design idea in an old gardening magazine awhile back and I really liked the look of the staggered corners. 
Just for the record, my husband dislikes any and all gardening/house related projects. I think I had him build too many things when we were just starting out as homeowners and I turned him off completely to this kind of stuff. 😉 So I was pretty surprised when he offered to help me put the new raised garden boxes together.
Or maybe he was afraid I’d hurt myself with the sharp drill bit. Who knows… All I know is we’ll be finishing up the garden boxes when he gets home from work later today and I’ll get to start planting as soon as the fence is up.
The fence guys. Can someone please tell me how I end up with the cutest contractors every time we have work done on the house? SERIOUSLY. Chino the Handyman, Cameron the Carpenter, the Hottie Electrician… it’s like I can sense their awesomeness over the phone or something when I call to get a bid.
Dennis and his crew from Coatney Fence Company came by yesterday to set the fence posts. All ten million of them. If you’ve ever had to dig post holes before, you know it’s crazy hard to do all.day.long.
Luckily the hard part is over with and when they come back tomorrow the fun stuff {putting up fence boards} begins. Weeeeee! Lucy and I are VERY excited. 
In the mean time, The Girl and I still have a little more soil to shovel out of the driveway {and into the garden beds} and one last trip to the nursery for a few more plants.
Yep. That should keep us busy for the next 24 hours. Right?
~Mavis
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