The Sign Says So

When we went out to the house yesterday to measure windows for shutters, we pulled up to see this sign posted in the front yard.  Mike and Kylie were with us and we all got so excited that we insisted Kylie take a picture of us to make it real for us.
Yesterday, Del and I went shopping at Lowes.  There are a few things we will have to get for the house...ie..a refrigerator, but then Del decided that what I thought were things that could wait, became things he wanted to go ahead and get now because of the Memorial Day sale weekend.  So it looks like we will be getting screen doors for both the front and back doors, a chain saw, wheel barrel, posts (lumber) and fencing for the grape arbor Del is making along the back of the garden line and.. what else??  I guess that means I will be waiting to get a few things I was hoping for, but oh well.
We don't close on the home until July 20th, but that will give the builders enough time to finish up on some of the things we requested in our offer..like, they will finish the sodding of the yard both back and front, they will put in a garage door opener, pay for Mike to do the shutters throughout the house and then fill the drop off we have in the backyard with supporting rock and dirt to prevent erosion.  We don't want to see our grape arbor fall off into the abyss of the backyard forest.
We have started the mapping out of the garden space...where the berry patch will go, full of strawberries, raspberries, black berries and boysenberries.  We will have a huge area for the green beans and corn which are the two main things I want to can this next year.  Plus tomatoes...I love tomatoes, so I have asked for a large area for a salsa garden...herbs to be included.  And then, of course, the grapes.  Del wants to have three different types.  I just want my concord grapes back to make juice again.  It was one of our favorite things to have in Utah..speaking of Utah, when we mapped out this garden, it's like triple the size of our Utah garden, which means a LOT of work.  But now, we have grown children to help us and finally, they are as excited as we are to have it all.
Of course, our forest will be the highlight of our new home.  I think we have decided to officially name it after our first grandchild...Del wants to call it 'Preston Hollow', with the contents of the forest then including everyone else in the naming of 'paths and trails', the campsite, the tee pee, the tire swing, the tree house and the shooting range.  Between Jordan, Sean and Mike, we will have a grandchildren heaven back there.  They are up for it though.  They have discussed some things that are going to take a lot of work, but I have never seen such excitement and support from the best group of kids.  I think they realize how much fun their children will have in the years to come...and them also!!!  And we will NEED their help.  There is no way Del and I will be able to do it by ourselves... We are going to be counting on their help.  It will certainly be a family project with the whole family benefiting.
So...like the sign says...it's SOLD.  It's ours..to be official in July.
So happy.