Home Depot

I need to get a job at home depot so that I can afford to exist in this world. I think we have spent half of Bridget's yearly earnings there this past week. It got worse today when I spent $250 more dollars on more paint, landscaping bricks, and sprinkler stuff. Those of you that have been to our house know that we have a GINORMOUS back yard. Since our house is on a corner lot, it is especially huge. Anyway, last summer I tried various watering strategies for the backyard...each was a pain in the neck. I tried a lawn tractor, which kept hopping off of the hose and going all over the yard. Finally I found a system that worked, but required me to go out every night and move sprinklers around several times to cover the whole yard (dramatically impacted our movie watching at night!). So today I bought a watering system that works a lot like a sprinkler system. It has 4 outlets that create 4 "zones" that can be programed to run at any time of the day and at whatever time. So I have it all planned out so that I can get the entire yard watered in the 4 zones, I should be set and our yard will get water when we are away on trips!

Has spring really sprung?

It is a beautiful day out her in SLC. It makes me want to tackle some of my outdoor projects, but I just don't know if we have seen the last of the snow. I thought a simple project may be to get the patio furniture out from under the tarp that they are under. I have already turned the soil in one of my flower beds, needs some more work though before it is ready. I did read that the last freeze isn't until May, so I'll have to hold off on planting until then. I've been thinking about buying some planters, but they are expensive! These few projects are just the tip of the iceberg, I have a mental list that is a mile long and would probably cost me a fortune to complete. I suppose I should weed out the non essential ones, and focus on the important ones like painting the house and putting a top rail on our chain link fence. Any helpers want to come out and help?!?

Going a little green

I like to think I do my part for the environment, but there is always room for improvement! Take today for example, I was walking around Home Depot and I spotted a sale on compact florescent light bulbs. I've been thinking of replacing some of my home's bulbs, but they always seemed a little too expensive for me. Well, who can pass on a sale? So I purchased two 6 packs and replaced all of the most commonly used bulbs in our house! I replaced the bulbs in our living room and kitchen, master bedroom, and the entire basement and office. Each bulb supposedly saves $44, but there was one of those little asterisks next to that figure and I didn't take the time to read the fine print. Regardless, they are great for the environment and they should help my bank account as well! A true win-win situation!