Relative Something

I’m not confident that I can adequately convey how thrilling it is to finally have our septic issue resolved. On Monday, as I pulled up to the house after work, I spotted Cyndie out in the yard, shoveling dirt into the channels of the drain line. The repairs had been completed earlier in the day, after over a week of waiting for the weather to dry up enough to allow the work to commence.

The two projects that were underway on the high ground, around the house, have been able to proceed, while everything at lower elevations has ground to a halt. Our geothermal furnace installation is complete, and the septic system is fixed. All that is left is, to grow some grass over the two dirt spots.

When we got the septic lines re-buried, and raked out all the dirt, it was possible to finish mowing the remainder of the front lawn. Since we were dressing up the area, I cut down the dead pine tree that had been staring at us since the day we moved in. I wanted to wait, to be certain there were no signs of life. We are certain.

We put the new trimmer to a good inaugural use, and then Cyndie raked out a big section to de-thatch the grass.

It looks great!

Overall, it may be a modest set of accomplishments, but it is forward momentum, and that has significant meaning to us lately. I’m hoping something might rub off on other projects. Maybe we could see something of a trend develop. Forward progress would be a very welcome phenomenon.