228 blocks

I have to say that I like home projects. We don't do them very often so when we do, I kinda like it.

It was the weekend of spontaneity. We woke up on Saturday morning and decided to build us a retaining/planter wall in the backyard. My back felt MUCH better on Saturday morning so I was able to help. We pulled up to Lowes to buy the blocks and as the forklift was putting a pallet on to the truck bed, they couldn't get the blocks back far enough for the truck to hold the weight. So, our only option was to m a n u a l l y load 168 blocks. Keep in mind that these things are a t l e a s t ten pounds each.

So, we loaded 168 blocks to the truck....then unloaded the 168 blocks to the backyard. We used all of the blocks and we were short one row. We wanted to get it done so after dinner we went back to Lowe's where we hand-loaded 60 more blocks on to the cart.....then in to the car.....then in to the backyard. That's 228 blocks moved 2-3 times. Needless to say, we're a little sore from the weight lifting but despite the labor, it was nice to be outside spending time together.

The wall is 99% done. Wes just needs to cut a few blocks to finish up the ends and then our wall is complete. In a few weeks we're re-doing the drip system and planting!