Day of Destruction!

Sorry I haven't posted much yet, but as you will see in this post, we(Jon) have been very, very busy.

Let's start with..........we have known since we bought the house that we needed a new drainfield and septic system. So last week we had them replaced. Sounds simple, you just hire a guy, he comes, digs a little and a few hours later, voila, a new drain and tank! HA-HA-HA!!!!! Never in the deal was mentioned "Total Yard Destruction!"

Here is BEFORE.......

And AFTER........
So, the aftermath leaves Jon with having to re-do the entire back yard. He has to re-grade the yard, since rain runs toward the house now. Then topsoil, grass seed, fertilizer, not to mention all the rocks that must be picked up first. The rush is that the lawn has to be in within the next few weeks or we will have a huge mucky mess since the dirt is mostly clay. Oh, and we are having one of the big trees taken down since it's roots are so invasive that they like to find underground pipes and plug them!

And just for fun.......this project started the same day that he started his fall semester at school!