Home Front

Lots of things going on here at our compound! We had someone come out and grade the front yard  where the property meets the road so we have less of a ditch. The original plan was to have just one side done, however the man working on it was a super star and ended up being able to do the whole thing for less than the quote for half!! This was one of those "Yea God" moments where you know He was looking out for us!

On the East side of the driveway there was a 15(or so) foot drop from the grass to the road which is what we had planned on fixing. Also, they way the rain water washes down the side of the driveway creates a groove that was eating away at the ground under the cement. This was Scott's main concern as we didn't want to risk damaging the integrity of the driveway if it continued to make our very own Grand Canyon.

Back filling using the dirt from the front ditch. 

Thankfully the man was able to use the dirt from the front to back fill along the driveway, not only keeping our cost down (again, thank you Lord!) but allowing him to complete it all in a day's work.

Adding the tile.

He was also able to expand the storm drain with a cement tile Scott already had to allow the driveway area to widen a bit.

After all of the work was done with the grading the real work started! Scott spread grass seed and lime (I think) before the both of us threw straw on top to prevent it from blowing away with the wind. It took a few hours of back breaking labor, but it will all be worth it when the grass grows in!

East Side

View from across the street. 

West side. 

There is still a ditch to control the rain water down the street, but the improvement is pretty amazing. On the East side is it still pretty steep, however since it is no longer just a dramatic drop it will be much more manageable.

I am anxious for the grass to grow in! I'll keep you posted on the progress!