A Lot of Mulch

What a difference a few bags of mulch can make! Cool Daddy-O was on vacation yesterday afternoon. The weather was cool and breezy, so we worked outside all afternoon. We borrowed a neighbor's truck and went to town and purchased 30 bags of mulch. I arrived at this number by looking at the bill we got from the landscaper 3 years ago, and decided to buy the number of bags he used on our project. We were quite liberal with the spreading of the mulch (we are very tired of the weeds coming through the weed mat). We got about 1/2 done with the area around the house and had used over 1/2 of the mulch. We also had another area in front of the house that we needed to freshen up. So, while the girls and I went to the vet clinic, Cool Daddy-O returned to the store to get another 30 bags. This time, we took the $2 off coupon from the paper.

We then continued mulching the rest of the yard. Good news...we had 5 bags left over, that we can use if we find some areas that need more. The weather for the rest of the weekend is supposed to be warm, wet, and stormy. We're very glad we mulched when we did, because it was very comfortable working outside with a jacket on.

Our Memorial Day "grilling" party is going to turn into a "homemade pizza" party. Grilling outside during a severe thunderstorm (predicted for Sunday night) does not sound fun. We already have experience making pizza during severe storms, and we've been successful. It's possible to hang out in the basement while it bakes and eat down there if necessary.

I'll close with one more picture of our mulching success.