for the record...

this is what we did aaaaallllllllll weekend. We beautified the yard. That curb appeal is important, we've heard. As leah says... the yard now looks "beauteous"... word courtesy of her Junie B. Jones books :). ps- spreading mulch is hard work. So is unloading lots of heavy stuff. My butt hurts.

Also, I did this thing called "cleaning." but check out these pictures... this is like "extreme cleaning" in order to make your house look like a catalogue so that someone will want to buy it. This is hard (nearly impossible) to do with children. I may never want to own a house again... this is kicking my arse, all this work... but here's a sampling. I KNOW, it's a MIRACLE:

Just a sampling. But there you have it... evidence... Of weeks' (months'?) worth of blood, sweat, and tears. This better be worth it :).