Weekend Wind-Down #143

Missy's parents were in town for Easter and they helped us do some SPRING CLEANING in our front and back yards...fallen limbs were chainsawed, weeds were wacked, and plants and flowers were added to newly refreshed beds. Even though we went through many many many bags of MULCH, we are just getting started...









Next to our driveway, we have this little wall and trellis...we put mulch down in front of it to keep weeds at bay, but it looks a little skimpy, so we'll probably lay down even more of it...we also want to put mulch down on the path on the side of our house leading to our backyard gates. That's A LOT more mulch that we're gonna have to get. We held on to these old cabinet doors that we took out during our livingroom renovation, in the hopes that we would think of some way to upcycle them. I think Missy is going to paint "WOODLAND SCENERY" on them (little forest critters frolicking in the flora) and we were going to set them up against the chain link fence by our backyard entrance...






























FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - I liked having my family visit for Easter and I liked Matthew & Melanie's wedding.
RAOUL - The moment Missy's Dad got Lord Focus running again!

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Having to get up at 5am last Wednesday.
RAOUL - Doing taxes.

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - When Mom put the eggs on her eyes.
RAOUL - Missy having her very first alcoholic cocktail at Matthew & Melanie's wedding...she was a lot more giggly.

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "Bumpy Nerds"
RAOUL - "Adult Baptism"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Carrot cake!
RAOUL - Chilidogs from The Grit.

THREE THINGS ON YOUR TO-DO LIST FOR THIS WEEK?
MISSY - Cut, collate, staple!
RAOUL - Run copies at Kinkos, empty out vacuum, vacuum.

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Beirut, Black Atlantic, Aislers Set, Alessi's Ark, Lois.
RAOUL - Beat Happening, Lois, Al Larsen, Allen Clapp, Musical Chairs, The Soup Dragons, Orange Juice, The Pastels, Twinkie, Yo La Tengo, Link Wray, March Records' "Losing Money & Losing Friends" comp, Subway Organization's "Whole Wide World" comp.