Yard.

This week we have been getting our yard ready for the party - such a huge job as we live on 3/4 acre with lots of natural bush (read: lots and lots of leaves to rake)

It's a great chance to also finish off those little jobs that take ages to get done..

This week we have:

• given the fences 2 coats of paint
• cleared the path to the tennis court, and raked all the leaves away
• moved our mulch piles further away from the tennis court
• got rid of some wood we were drying for firewood (we got to give it away - yay!)
• organised our bonfire area - we won't be having a bonfire, but it looks pretty now!
• gave our deck it's yearly coat of oil and paint
• tightened our tennis court fence around the top
• chopped down a rotten tree near the tennis court fence
• pressure cleaned the tennis court surface
• trained our climbing roses and vines.. gave them some more support
• pressure cleaned our courtyard area which was dirty from our bathroom renovations
• removed a built-in brick barbeque in the courtyard and re-paved where it had been
• paved a new path to the tennis court
• mulched all our garden beds with pea straw
• got rid of old garden pots created a new garden bed in the courtyard
• washed all the glass jars that will be on the tables
• confirmed everybody's r.s.v.p.
• tiled our toilet room and laundry sink back-splash
• put down wood chips under our swing

yet to do:

• grind off the bolts under our swing so that and pets/small children won't get scratched by them
• rake down our bonfire area
• put down some pea gravel on the sides of the new path
• meet with our lighting guy

Almost done! Then we can get onto the fun things, like hanging lanterns and picking up all the PARTY GEAR!