The specific word I was thinking of is landscaping! After shoveling for the better part of a month Rafi and I were starting to wonder if we were ever going to start working on the house. The first big project we'll be looking at is getting a front deck and stairs under our porch roof. Before we did that we needed to grade around the house to help rain filter away from the house, instead of into our basement like it is currently. And before that we needed to build 3 new garden beds because those seeds couldn't wait to get into the ground. And there we are a month later moving wheelbarrow load upon wheelbarrow load and Raf and I look at each other and realize we're doing some landscaping. There was real relief to have a title for the job we were doing and to have a concrete definition of the last month's very real, very hard work. What beautiful and tangible results we're seeing. You'll be able to see them too.
This weekend we have a last bit of grading to do, and then on to the porch! Then I'll be using the word construction... It will be a grand day indeed when we can greet you on our front steps once again. And no, it's not so far away.
I'll be silent until Tuesday, enjoy your long weekend.
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