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Jul. 26th, 2006
Aggravated
Jul. 26th, 2006 09:05 pmOur backyard is totally landscaped. It's pretty. It was actually a negative when we were looking at the house because there is NO grass in our backyard. There is a great deck that we use all the time and then there's bushes and trees and flowers and a rock path. No grass.
Our front yard is really small and there are three huge blue spruces on there that take up the majority of the yard.
Today I took the kids to a friend's house and they had a huge front yard. My kids were SO excited. They were running all around and falling down (they can't fall on the deck without hurting themselves) and playing all kinds of games. Lily loved lying down in it.
So tonight we were out on the deck having dinner and I mentioned to Robert the possibility of putting grass down in the main part of the backyard. There are really only a few plants/trees that would have to come out, and of course the rock path. But...then my kids could have a catch and I could set up a kiddy pool without worrying about the deck getting covered with mold (like last summer). I really want this, and Robert said no. He said he likes it the way it is. When I told him how nice it was to see the kids running around in the grass, he said something like, "I already told you I like it, so now you're going to keep saying things until I cave in? And now you're making me feel guilty on top of that." Asshole. I just want grass in my backyard. It's still gonna be pretty. I'd still keep the arbor and the little alcove and the landscaping on the side. I'd just get rid of yet another two blue spruces (must have been on sale when they were landscaping), a butterfly bush (the only thing I'd actually miss) and some ugly shrubs. He said it's going to cost $25,000 to lift everything up and another $25,000 to cover it with grass. Um, ahem...I think NOT. The gardener we have could rip up most of that shit and we could buy sod and have him put it in.
Anyway, that's what I'm annoyed about currently. I'm sure it will be something else tomorrow.
Our front yard is really small and there are three huge blue spruces on there that take up the majority of the yard.
Today I took the kids to a friend's house and they had a huge front yard. My kids were SO excited. They were running all around and falling down (they can't fall on the deck without hurting themselves) and playing all kinds of games. Lily loved lying down in it.
So tonight we were out on the deck having dinner and I mentioned to Robert the possibility of putting grass down in the main part of the backyard. There are really only a few plants/trees that would have to come out, and of course the rock path. But...then my kids could have a catch and I could set up a kiddy pool without worrying about the deck getting covered with mold (like last summer). I really want this, and Robert said no. He said he likes it the way it is. When I told him how nice it was to see the kids running around in the grass, he said something like, "I already told you I like it, so now you're going to keep saying things until I cave in? And now you're making me feel guilty on top of that." Asshole. I just want grass in my backyard. It's still gonna be pretty. I'd still keep the arbor and the little alcove and the landscaping on the side. I'd just get rid of yet another two blue spruces (must have been on sale when they were landscaping), a butterfly bush (the only thing I'd actually miss) and some ugly shrubs. He said it's going to cost $25,000 to lift everything up and another $25,000 to cover it with grass. Um, ahem...I think NOT. The gardener we have could rip up most of that shit and we could buy sod and have him put it in.
Anyway, that's what I'm annoyed about currently. I'm sure it will be something else tomorrow.