Brian took four days of vacation last week, but all the poor guy did was work on the yard. When we first decided to replace the grass in the back yard, we got a quote from a local landscaper that was WAY more than we wanted to spend. So Brian decided to do it himself to save a few dollars, but I think in retrospect, he would rather have just paid someone to do it. He has spent an endless amount of man hours killing off our old grass, removing the old grass, and prepping the soil for the new grass. We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, though, because all that is left is rolling the new soil as flat as possible and laying the sod. And we are keeping our fingers crossed that this will get done by Sunday for Charley's birthday party. Otherwise, all those poor little kids will be stuck inside our small house!
Here's what Brian has been doing:
On Friday we attended Brian's work Christmas party at the Hale Koa, a hotel downtown near Waikiki Beach. We got all fancied up, dropped the kids off at Heather's house, and enjoyed a nice evening out. The dinner was pretty good and the company was fun, but we were bummed that we didn't win any of the awesome prizes that they were doling out, like IPods and flat screen TV's. It was nice to have an evening out, though, and even more awesome was how peaceful and quiet Heather had things at our house when we came home. Once again, I owe you one Heather!
Today the kids and I ran downtown with Heather and her kids for some browsing and shopping, followed by lunch and some kiddie rides at the Navy Exchange. The rest of the day we just relaxed and hung out at home, while Brian was busy standing duty at work.
All in all, nothing too exciting, but still, it feels like a lot.
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