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Measuring for a new dry creek bed bridge

CREEK BRIDGE DESIGN AND BATTLING INVASIVE BUSH HONEYSUCKLE

Posted on May 21, 2020July 7, 2020 by Megan

Spring rains are upon us here in Missouri. Everyday this week has been misty and muggy. Weeds are thriving right now, and I know we complain about our unwanted plants a lot, but the worst of them all are the invasive bush honeysuckle. If you live on basically any continent that’s not Asia, you’ve seen…

Murphy helping replace basement casement window

BASEMENT WINDOW PROGRESS (+ KITCHEN FLOODING AND GROUND COVER PLANTS)

Posted on May 14, 2020December 9, 2021 by Megan

It’s been an eventful week! We started off with a very wet kitchen floor. Tyler had been washing the dishes and noticed the pull down spray nozzle was kind of leaky. When I walked up to check it out, my toes hit water. And unless you’re at the beach, that’s never a good feeling (which,…

Mulching under our fence line, after mulch

LAYING A MULCH BORDER UNDER OUR FENCE

Posted on May 11, 2020December 9, 2021 by Megan

Working in our backyard is a complicated effort to establish a boundary between a nice lawn and a healthy wooded area. We love our trees and forest-y creatures, but we also want to have a lush grassy space for our family to romp around. Our fenced area is what we call our “backyard”. Beyond the…

Mini shed completed

WE BUILT A MINI SHED FOR OUTDOOR TOYS

Posted on May 4, 2020December 9, 2021 by Megan

I never thought I’d say this, but we built a shed entirely for toddler toys. And you can bet your Cozy Coupe we’ve already filled it! You wouldn’t believe how useful a 6′ x 3′ space with a roof can be! This endeavor began when 1) we realized we couldn’t walk around our garage without…

Patio Fall Refresh with Polymeric Sand Polymer Paver Block Crack Fill

ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT WEEDS BETWEEN PAVERS

Posted on November 26, 2019December 9, 2021 by Tyler

Ahh, Fall in the Midwest! The temperate transition from stifling humidity to bone-chilling cold. Bugs go into hibernation and the explosion of weeds that annually seizes dominion over our landscape slowly withers away. Weeding has been the bane of our summer that last couple years. We have an aging paver patio that was installed over…

Versa Lok Landscape Retaining Wall After Mulch

DIY LANDSCAPE RETAINING WALL: OUR TOUGHEST PROJECT

Posted on November 12, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

Every DIY project has a point at which the DIY-er thinks to him/herself, “Why?” During this 2 year long landscape retaining wall project, we questioned our abilities and our sanity on a biannual basis. We would like to share with you our journey to completed, functional, and hopefully eternal, landscape retaining walls. Buckle up, guys….

Wicker patio chairs spray painting DIY porch decor

SPRAY PAINTING OUR WICKER PATIO CHAIRS

Posted on August 19, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

As we ventured into our front porch renovation, we decided our white wicker patio chairs and a table needed a little love. The set was handed down to us from Tyler’s family and hasn’t gotten much use (partially thanks to the wasps living behind our porch shutters). We decided to pick up some spray paint…

Echo String Trimmer Maintenance Kit Air Filter Fuel Filter Spark Plug

STRING TRIMMER TUNE-UP

Posted on August 7, 2019December 9, 2021 by Tyler

Due to spending the majority of our evenings working on wrapping up our flowerbed retaining wall, I’d let our yard get a bit out of hand. Finally, before the weeds completely swallowed the driveway, I broke out the mower and the trimmer and got to work. Halfway through edging the driveway, my string trimmer sputtered…

Versa-lok cobble stone DIY retaining wall Before

DIY RETAINING WALL UPDATE

Posted on August 2, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

We have made a huge amount of progress on our DIY retaining wall project this week and wanted to share a fun before and after! Thanks to a rototiller borrowed from my dad, we were able to break up the weeds and rocks that were slowing us down. We also found an old bush stump,…

Versa-lok cobble stone DIY retaining wall

RETAINING WALLS (WE’RE ALMOST THERE!)

Posted on July 31, 2019December 9, 2021 by Megan

TWO YEARS. Two yearssss, we’ve been working on retaining walls. We’ve hit snags, changing seasons, pregnancies, and more. Recently, we ordered cap stones, a few more blocks, some dirt, and one inch clean gravel. We’ve had so much rain lately (with record flooding in some areas) and intense heat that we haven’t had a chance…

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We’re Meg and Tyler! Downsizing from 2,400 square feet to 1,400 has been an exciting adjustment. Follow along as we DIY our way through our new home and learn with us as we go!

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