Azaleas-a-blooming!

The Azalea bushes from the November '08 Landscaping job are BLOOMING! I'll take some more pics of the other plants soon, but these are too pretty to ignore at this point.

Guest Bathroom Faucet

Ever since we had to use the guest bath during the main bath remodel there's been a problem with the sink faucet. The cold side when turned off would still run a small stream of water. Backing off the faucet a bit would make it stop and so that just turned into a routine...no problem. However, this week the hot side started doing the same thing only no amount of faucet adjusting would get it to turn off all the way...so there was a drip, drip, drip sound and hot water loss!

I used some of our Lowe's rebate cards to get a new faucet and DH installed it last night. It's Awesome!

New Thermostat!

I installed a new programmable thermostat! I can't believe we waited this long to finally do this. Our electric bill is not too bad and since we added better windows and a more efficient furnace and A/C unit over the last year or so our monthly bill has dropped a little bit. Still the idea of running the heat or cold while no one is home (except the dogs) is just crazy in terms of wasting energy. So I used some of our Lowe's Kitchen and Bath rebate cards to buy this and a new faucet for the guest bath.

Some Pics from the iPhone

Here are some pics from my iPhone. DH didn't get around to taking any pics and now it has snowed and you can't see the changes very much.

We're really happy with how it turned out!

Early Birds...

Okay, no pics AGAIN today because the workers showed up at 7:15 am and started putting in the PLANTS!!! I think they are trying to get it all done by TODAY! They had a truck load of river rock sitting in the front yard, ready to go. It looked like they had almost all of the plants in place when we finally left for work. I wish it wasn't going to be dark when we get home tonight...we'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the full results. I can hardly wait!

The Plan!

Here's the "Landscaping Plan" as drawn by the Landscaper, Phil Klemme. DH didn't have time to get pics this morning but we will try to get some tomorrow.

It's Begun!

The landscaping crew started today. They've already torn out the scallop cement edging and are removing all the old plants and debris. DH will try to get pics in the morning. I will also post "the plan" picture tonight.