New House

Pittsburgh is full of hills.

So you can build your house on one.

Everyone has a garage under the house.

Anyway, here are the two sisters on the first day of school.

Don't they look like serious students?

This is the tunnel to enter the house.

This is what it looks like to exit.

I hate it.

So, when it stopped raining (so hard),

I persuaded Mr. to leave his Bones marathon

and use his strength for GOOD!

He hacked at FOUR overgrown shrubs.

All taller than he is.

With his bare hands 

(or a hack saw)

no chainsaw.

Because he's strong like that.

GO MR.!

And, it rained 

the whole time. 

I was out there too.

Cutting and bundling.

Hauling to the curb.

No more tunnel!

Look!  

We have neighbors!

And now, after 5 hours of wet labor,

 the big reveal....

The garden list is LOOOOONG,

but Mr. has patience.

And it already looks 

so.

much.

better.