Day 27

Worked on the front gardens. Nick was not too happy about using the pick axe to dig out the roots, but he got it done. It was a slow painful day to get things accomplished. Took WAY longer than it should have to get a little bit done. Lots of complaining and bickering. Tomorrow they will have OFF. The sidewalk on the side of the house needs to be power washed still, but I raked it all out, Sammy pulled the few weeds starting to grow, Tiffany cut the grass and our grass seed is coming up nicely in the back yard. Still many more areas to fill in, but since the pile is totally gone out there, it looks like a whole new yard! The high peaks will be painted next week by a contractor - Burgmaster Painting, and we will do all the lower parts. Probably Bianca, Sam and myself with Mark doing the highest parts. I saved the original shutters and I think they will look very cute. Deciding if they should be black or red. White was a no, didn't like that stark contrast. The brick on the basement is red, so the shutters in that color and the front door will be as well. Should look nice. New windows are next!