Our Yard

1. The kids sandbox- they can play for 3+ hours in it.
2. Planting things around the yard- Adding to the landscape.
3. Our veggie boxes- teaching the kids about growing our own food, how it tastes, and how rewarding it is, also how relaxing it is for me to pull weeds (and trying not to swear at the cats because they *won't* stop using them as a litter box!!! ICK!).
4. The trees around the yard- the evergreens, fruit & nut trees, and the flowering and non-flowering shade trees.
5. How big our yard is- .37th of an acre...biggest yard we have ever had the pleasure (and non-pleasure at times) of caring for.
6. The fence around the yard- so our kids & cats are safe and more secure.
7. Green grass (even if it has weeds!)- because we have had rocks as back yards before, and sometimes NO backyards.
8. A covered patio- to protect us from the rain and too much sun in the hot summer, and a nice place for us to eat, the kids to play and the cats to hang.
9. A covered carport- all of the above AND a place to store our bikes, freezer and get out of the car dry!
10. Our above-ground pool- the pain it is to keep the darn thing up, but the joy the kids get in the summer is worth it (most of the time).