The Dirt on the Weekend

We had a lot of sunshine and heat over the weekend. It hit 91 on Saturday. We had three loads of topsoil delivered on Friday for our backyard. I thought the large dump truck was going to be a permanent fixture on the last load because the truck refused to stay running, but after a bit, he was able to keep it running long enough to get it out of our yard, at least. Mom and dad came down, dad brought his tractor, and we got the yard planted and the rest of the flowers and garden planted. Our nieces were here as well, because their parents went to a horse expo all weekend. They brought their camper and parked it out in front of our house, otherwise sleeping quarters may have been a little tight! So, we had a lot of activity around the house for a couple of days. We had a good time, too. Our dog isn't terribly happy with the new planting because she lost her running space. She is fenced in an area the length of the side of the house and just a couple feet wide, or over in the garden area when one of us is out with her. She was put in the garden area yesterday and fenced out of the yard. I peeked over the fence to see if she was out of the sun, but didn't see her. I called her and she suddenly appeared. My mom went in that area a few minutes later, and our dog jumped up in the tomato bed and into the backyard. Now, there is a fence around everything. I believe she feels like she is in prison. We took her swimming and for a long walk last night, so she was able to get in some exercise. The wind was very high yesterday, so the waves she was swimming in were a foot and a half to two foot swells so she had to work even harder to retrieve her sticks, but she loved every moment of it. Despite sunburns and the extreme heat, especially after lots of cold weather and no acclamation to warmer weather, we had a great weekend. It will be great to actually have some grass in the backyard and not just rocks! Thanks for all the help mom and dad!!