Happy Earth Day everyone!

Heather and I didn’t time our tree planting around Earth Day, but that’s ok because we do care about the earth. This weekend we planted 3 new trees in our yard. This is significant because our yard doesn’t have a single tree in it. Reminds me of the house/yard I grew up in which also had no trees.

In the front yard between the sidewalk and street we planted a RedPink Flowering Dogwood. In the back yard, we planted a RedSilver Maple and a Colorado PineBlue Spruce (pictured).

So what did you plant for earth day?

CORRECTIONS

I had the tree names wrong. We purchased a Pink Dogwood, Silver Maple and a Colorado Blue Spruce.

We had someone come out and measure our yard this past weekend to see how much a new fence for the yard would cost. There are a lot of home improvements I would like to make to our home but the fence, oddly enough, is becoming 1# on the list. My sister told me about her fence quote, so I’m a little nervous. I priced out the materials, that part of the job isn’t that expensive.

We currently walk Ty 2+ times a day and walk him around the yard 1+ times a day. Both Heather and I are starting to feel like we’re holding him back on the leash though. He can really run if you let him. So a fenced in yard will really help him out.

I’ve been thinking about a lot of home improvements we can make. The HGTV improvement shows really put ideas in your head, one week I want to re-do the kitchen, the next week I want to redo the bathrooms. In reality, we really don’t have any pressing home improvements to make. But it is fun to think about them.

Here’s my dream list:

• Ceiling lights for the 2 smaller bedrooms and in deep closet over the stairs.
• Finish the basement - This is one that we may want to do once we have kids.
• Redo the deck - The decking on the deck is in pretty bad shape. luckily the under framing is in good shape, this should be a project we can do this year, if we have the funds of course.
• 1/2 bath - The sink drain needs some TLC. I got the replacement drain last weekend, I just have to find the time to replace it. We also purchased a new faucet for that sink.
• Master bath - The master shower needs some TLC, and the 2 sink counter us ugly.
• Garage - Insulate, drywall, add electrical outlets on west wall and add shelving.

I can always dream right? What sorts of home improvements do you want to do to your home and why?