In Spanish this phrase literally means "pure life" but is more commonly thought of as meaning "full of life." Costa Ricans use this phrase to express a philosophy of strong community, perseverance, resilience in overcoming difficulties with good spirits, enjoying life slowly, and celebrating good fortune of magnitudes small and large alike. This blog is about our life... Pura Vida!

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Gravel=FUN!

Spring of course brings lots of projects at our house and because we have had such good weather, we have gotten several of our big projects done already! YAY!
Today, a load of gravel was delivered. Which meant that the girls got to play in it all day.
Who knew that the following equation would work so well?

My children + a load of gravel = Hours of FUN
The girls were shoveling, climbing, sledding, and simply playing the gravel pile for most of the day. I'm sure they will sleep well tonight!

The reason for the gravel was that we needed a filler behind our new wall.
(too bad that ugly electrical box is there...) Rock is in place and grass soon to be planted.

In the driveway

Behind the house, and in front of our garage, edgers and rock have been placed.
(Hopefully by the end of summer, grass, shrubs & perennial flowers will be planted!)

Behind House


In front of the garage

The yard is tilled and ready for grass to be planted.

It's really starting to look nice around here, which makes me so excited!

Our plans for the rest of the summer?
1. Plant grass.
2. Pour a concrete patio on our walkout basement.
3. Pour a concrete sidewalk.
4. RELAX and enjoy the summer!

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