Ah, the satisfaction of putting in a hard day of manual labor. Seeing the visible progress of your work. Anticipating that after being dead tired...the animals will still need baths.
Monster was never terrible when we were doing interior renovations. For the most part, he stayed out of the way. He might come in to check out what was going on, but was never impeding to the process.
As I type that, I am hearing Harper running up the stairs to investigate something. I question the cliche "curiosity killed the cat", because in our house? He's not the one at risk. This weekend was productive, but did involve both a cat and a dog that were very eager to "help".
Since we have so much free time, we have many outdoor projects started. No, of course we're not consumed by getting married in 40 days, and of course Chris is just fine working full time, then immediately coming home to study for his PE exam on Friday. But just to keep ourselves entertained, we've surveyed for a fence, started the garden, are continually planting more flowers, and then the biggies: building a patio, levelling the yard and re-seeding, and building a brick liner around the flower beds.
Goal #1 for the weekend was to dig out the base for the patio and lay the gravel....it didn't happen. We finished digging, but Chris and I are both barely mobile at this point. It's hard work! We used the dirt to level the front, and to build up an area in the back which, ultimately, will be another raised bed, with a retaining wall. Monster and Harper? They enjoyed helping with digging and moving the dirt... Oh the mess.
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