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June 05, 2005

A new lawn is born...
Posted by Jess in Day to Day

We are now the proud parents of a brand new raised, loamed, and hydroseeded front lawn. Date of birth? 6/2/05, 7k sq. ft, 4 inches. Name? Lawny Kitaen.

No, we don't have any children. But in suburbia, is a new lawn really that different? Bleary eyed, we emerge from our house to turn the hose on for morning feedings. We get a small break after that, then we're back for the afternoon watering. This is not after we've loaded up on necessary supplies from Lawns R' Us. After all, we've never had a lawn before. I almost considered throwing myself a shower to get all the supplies we didn't have. Fertilizer, mower, extended hose, faucet with timer, spray bottle, crib, diapers, and a 'binky' for when it gets lonely when we are out of town.

Out of town? Who am I kidding? The first night we had the lawn, we had to go three hours away to a wedding. I almost didn't want to leave, but Matt assured me it would be okay on it's own for a night. I worried the whole time.

We've been the slackers with a terrible lawn up until now. Each neighbor up until this point has had their toddlers, and then moved on to their second child, the lawn. We chose to get the inside done like we wanted first. We painted. Then we hardwooded the entire house. Then we decorated. Our front lawn? It sank. Yes, sank. Literally. Four or five inches, not counting the sinkholes. You see, our house was the house the street contractors used to dump all the "empties" from the other houses during building. There is a board sticking out in the backyard. I don't want to know.

We did need to figure out if we were ready for a lawn first. Once we make the investment, there's no going back. Kids go back to school in the fall, Lawny needs fertilizing. Kids get crooked teeth and require braces from a specialist. Lawny has grubs and will require chemical treatment from a specialist. WE'LL be requiring chemical treatment when we are done with this lawn.

Is it ready for college yet?

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How long before Matt's hangin' out in the alley with Bill, Dale and Boomhauer?

Posted by: Stan Rogers at June 5, 2005 08:13 PM

LOL! He's definately keeping it real and knows what he's doing. I'm the one with the Black Thumb of Doom.

Actually, according to Matt, I looked just like Bill Murray in Caddyshack. I'm standing out there holding a hose, black t-shirt, kakhi pants rolled up and black combat boots. :-)

Matt's the one that knows where to strategically place the sprinklers for maximum watering.

Now if only we aren't coming dangerously close to tapping our well, and it's only Day 2...

Posted by: Jess at June 5, 2005 08:38 PM

ah dont know. Guess ah will need a beer. ah do haf a wheelbarrow at th' side of th' yard wif a flat though. Thet has t'count fo' sumpin

Posted by: Matt at June 5, 2005 08:41 PM

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