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BEFORE

Good SunDay Morning!!!!! I have been itching to show you what I have been up to this week..and let me tell you I have been busy!!!..but it was sooo worth it..As you will recall this is how the yard looked above on wednesday..I still had this portion left to pull out..had hubby help me with this last little bit..(he came home from work..so I let him help)...

and this is where we left off on wednesday night..weed cover in place...tomorrow we/I bark...

and Bark I did..on Thursday I barked in 3 yards in 5-1/2 hours time..one load only took 1 hour..I was on a roll..I finished this portion..and then did the back yard..on friday I got another 2 loads of bark and finished up the front yard and some more of the back..still have 1/2 a load left in the truck..this week I pull out the grass behind that picket fence and then lay down the rest...or we are putting pavers down..we have to hash that out I suppose...but either way the grass is gone..then we lay down thick black plastic on the grass behind the garage and kill it and then put gravel down..so this is after I barked all day on thursday..I started moving in the items to decorate..I was so wanting to finish it up..but was totally toast by the time I got done..

I was out shopping on wednesday and picked up some plates to decorate up the fence....that little one with the kids is my favorite..;)

more floral plates..:) love them..

my mom's old cat eye glasses and some earrings I picked up years ago at a TS for a costume...

The Big Reveal: the view from my kitchen window...

Meet the girls..yesterday I went to the TS and found their clothes and also to the Dollar Tree for their shorts and hats, gloves and scarves..I even got a grab bag of stray plastic flowers to glue on their hats.;) A View from the dining room window when we are eating at night..my next door neighbor said its "like another room"..so we are dining with these 3 giddy gals..:)

be sure to click on the photos to enlarge so you can see the details on all of these gals..they each have on boxer shorts..(hey they are modest scarecrows)..lol..I pinned them onto their shirts..the middle one is my favorite..she has on a house dress..

I love how the fence looks now..I moved a lot of stuff from around the yard to decorate this area up..it was fun moving the stuff around..do you see the chickens out there? they look like they are out pecking and looking for bugs..

here is the backyard garden all freshly barked..see that little patch of grass in the lower right of the photo...it will be gone this week..

I barked this area by the "catsintration camp"...oh it looks so much better...

and this area needed it as well..I still have a bit to do back there...

do you see Silly Millie? she is just beside the door there...

a view from the back yard...those 3 gals get along well..they love to TS and go to lunch...(they told me this)..

another view to the front...don'tcha just love that house dress? it has cherries on it..

the front yard all finished..

I love this one..a little bit of everything now..

my original scarecrow..have had him for 11 years now and the shirt done rotted off of this one..so last night I put on a hat and glued flowers around the brim and put on a scarf..might have to find another shirt..will put that on my list..

views from the road..hubby is going to finish a little cobblestone walk way leading into the new area so it all looks cohesive...right now it looks like the walkway just ended...

from the road..

do you see the glasses and earrings..;)

This is me and the middle gal..(I am one satisfied customer)...:)

a view from my craftroom window this morning..we got rained on last night..(wasn't in the forecast)..but it settles down all the lumps and bumps in the bark..and it all looks so good after it rains...

that is our pathetic garden this year Carmen..not much there..still trying to get the tomatoes to put out some tomatoes..we have beautiful plants with flowers.but no tomatoes..we do have potatoes though..

well that is what I have been up to this week..I hope you all enjoyed a walk through my garden..I have certainly enjoyed getting it done..but I am also glad it is done..I can check that off my list..

I got a wonderful package in the mail on friday from Karen of Barely there primitive bear..oh she hit the nail on the head..I will be sharing hers and Tamera's goodies that both of these great gals gave me...Tomorrow I go to the kidney doctor to get my blood results of monday..to see how my kidneys are doing..keep me in your prayers that my kidneys are doing well..I have to go in every 6 months for this test...(due to the polycystic kidney disease I have)..and hopefully he will notice my weight loss.after that I have some errands and I am hitting our Goodwill for anything I can find to add to the yard..including a shirt for the naked scarecrow...Tuesday I am going to try and mow the lawn and work on that portion in the yard..and wednesday..this kid is getting her roots done..I am 4 weeks over due for a cut and color..can't wait..will share if she does a good job..this will be her first time doing my color..keep your fingers crossed..lol..

This just in..( I just weighed in)..I have lost 43.5 pounds..only 38.5 to go...I am down to the next set of numbers now..I feel the best I have ever felt..the aches and pains are diminishing..which is so nice..it no longer hurts to go up and down the stairs..my hips aren't hurting as much in bed now..so it is all good/great..I hope you all enjoyed your tour..and I hope you all have a great sunday..;) thanks for stopping by and always saying hi..I LOVE getting your comments and reading them..:)