That’s how much dirt BAGD laid in our backyard this week.
We had tore up that old deck last summer and hoped for the best, in terms of grass regrowth. But, nothing grew and the dirt was sloped wrong and there was exposed tree branches and rocks. Plus,, we wanted to add some gardens there this summer, so we had to add some dirt to fix all that at once.
Turns out it was alot of dirt. We considered having it delivered to the driveway, but that seemed like extra work, having to shovel it into a wheel barrow and then shovel it back out in the backyard. So, we decided to buy it by the bag at Menards. You can fit about 25 bags in my minivan at a time, so he just made alot of trips over 5 days or so.
Now that it is all spread out and stamped down, we are building some raised garden beds that will line the edges of what is left of the deck. Then some sod over the rest and its done!
When BAGD was laying the dirt, I was supervising a neighborhood play date. We had my 3, the 2 we babysit for, the 2 from down the block and 2 from across the street. It was fun. They were all well-behaved and stayed outside for hours. Geetle and Giggles loved it. All of these kids, except one, are older than Geetle, but that’s the kind of kid she likes best. The group loves Giggles and they fight over who gets to pull her in the wagon….so she loves it when they come over. Pookie also had fun, but he had to sneak inside for a few breaks. Its hard for him to be around that much chaos without a few breaks.
I think BAGD liked it too, since it gave him something to glance over at and watch while he was dumping bag after bag of dirt.
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