Spring Break, Fences and Trisha Yearwood

There are days I am so tired of teaching that I wish I could do ANY other job...but then comes Spring Break and I remember the beauty of time off!
This was a very productive one.

We had a fence put in. Harper loves it, I love it, but the person who REALLY loves it is Kris. I have never seen someone so excited about anything. I have to say I think getting a fence put in rivals the BCS Championship....maybe.

The fence dude came recommended by some friends of ours who had a fence put in. We have been anxiously awaiting Our tax return so we could finally fence in our yard for privacy and for Harper's sake. I have to admit that when I mopped the floor today it was nice to shoo the "puppy paw print" captain out of the house while the floor dried.
Monday he came by for his deposit, Tuesday he came at about 11 am and stayed until 3:00. I was getting a little peeved since he said he would have it done by Wednesday. Wednesday came and he arrived at 11 and left again at about 3. He ended up finishing on Friday night by about 8:30. He was a very nice guy, worked really hard and gave us a beautiful fence. I have to say since it was our first experience with a contractor, it turned out really well.

Here are some photos of the finished product.













Harper has a new favorite spot! This is how he is planning on spending his days and evenings. He doesn't actually like to be out there alone right now.



This morning Kris was outside BRIGHT and EARLY to start clearing out the brush that was right at the back of the fence. He worked really hard on it and was given multiple compliments on his hard work. We are now looking for ideas on how best to landscape it but we know it will be a little at a time.
We have also decided on kitchen paint colors and we bought curtains and a rod for the family room. We sure do love setting up house!

On Thursday, Jen and I went to Borders in Marietta for the Trisha Yearwood signing. I just happened to get an email about it and just knew we had to go. Here are some pictures of that day. :)










I asked her what her favorite song was and she told me and then she asked me what mine was and I was at a loss. How embarrassing! Kris and I talked about it and at least I didn't say "Independence Day" or "Jesus take the wheel" (none of which are by her). It was really fun and I am so glad that Jen and I got to go. I also have a really great new cookbook. I can't wait to try some of the recipes.

Spring Break was really fun! I am looking forward to summer vacation even more now. I have big plans for decorating and just relaxing!