Last year for Christmas, Jason and Alyssa gave us the gift of a paved sidewalk. This past Saturday and Sunday, he had time to install it. The traffic from our students had created a path in the back yard from the street to the patio. Winter and spring weather turned that path to mud, so this is a much needed and appreciated addition!
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| The base layer was gravel, and in this picture, Jason is smoothing the sand layer. |
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| Making sure it's straight |
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| Look at the size of the roots we had to get out--some of them were as big around as my arm is! Thankfully Jason used his skid-steer to pop them up. Then Dad chopped them off with an ax. |
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| Mel and I mostly helped the second afternoon. Alyssa and Mia were there on Saturday, and somebody had to sacrifice and hold the baby! :) I gladly helped entertain her! |
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| The two goofs being themselves. |
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| Mom and I were the paver transporters. |
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| It's getting close! |
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| Brushing the special sand into the grooves. |
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| It was getting pretty chilly by the time they finished Sunday evening, so Mel and I had a nice pot of soup ready for hard workers when they came in. |
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| Compacting |
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| We still have some dirt and the roots to take away, but we love the end product! Thanks Jase! |
