Memorial Day Weekend - Concussion Style

Leading into Memorial Day Weekend, I took quite the blow to the head in the form of a softball. So the actual long weekend itself was the best busy/lazy weekend we have had in a long time due to my needing to get some serious R&R. For those who know me, I have a hard time NOT being busy, unless there is a river and camp spot in the scenario, so there were many reminders from my family all weekend to "take it easy". So we did that. Sort of. ;)  

 

Fire!

I've been wanting a fire pit in my backyard since the day we bought the house. Finally made it happen this weekend! We tore down the kids' playset because it just doesn't get used all that often anymore and we wanted to free up some real estate in the backyard. While we are waiting for the new grass to grow in, we set out to find the perfect spot for the fire pit. Many factors went into this, such as slip 'n slide placement during the summer, garden placement, where the dog poo's the most, and of course the pitching area. Couldn't be too close to the house, or under the big tree, etc. We finally settled on a spot off to the side of the patio. This weekend's weather was perfect for our inaugural fire.