I am so proud of my handy husband. Last weekend, he wrapped up the most difficult part of our backyard landscaping adventure by completing the sprinkler system.

Without research, without consult, and without assistance, he persevered a few minutes here and there late in the evenings on weekdays or a couple of hours when our schedules are not jam packed with errands and other activities on weekends and managed to have a flawlessly working, programmable sprinkler system in place in time for us to lay sod before the weather starts to get chilly.

This week, Paul, Abby and I plan to weed, lay down Preen and arrange for sod to be delivered by the weekend.