when we bought our little white house with green shutters 2.5 years ago, we already knew that the smiths (name changed to protect the johnsons-i mean the guilty) had a small-ish baby, two big indoor dogs, damp wood termites, and an aesthetic sense that allowed for covering every available inch of wall space with the hides of various small animals.
our education continued when we moved in on a cold, snowy day one week before christmas. judging from the amount of dog hair on the floors, caked to the walls, floating in the toilet, stuck to the shower, and multiplying in the fridge (the fridge, people!!!), the smiths (who are really the johnsons) were preparing for the iditarod.
indoors.
thanks to determination, a strong stomach, and swiffer, we overcame the dog hair episode and moved forward in our sleuthing adventures. we learned from our neighbors that the smiths (johnsons) possessed several cars, an rv, and a large number of atvs. which explains why half our backyard is covered in asphalt. aforementioned neighbors also explained that mr. smith-johnson (bob? jason? fabio?) worked for a rock moving company, and said asphalt was laid in manic spurts whenever he had extra.
... which explains why the ground wasn't leveled, why the asphalt is 2 inches thick in some places and 18 in others, why there are two or more layers of asphalt with dirt (and twigs and possibly humans) sandwiched in between, and why there are tree stumps poking through.
the solution:
step one
hire my brother chip (who is on summer break), helped by my father (who likes jackhammers), and a friend of chip's (who, unfortunately, is not pictured here), to remove the asphalt. this happened back in may.
step two
blog about step two.
3 comments:
you're so intelligent and funny!!! muahs <3
can't wait for part two! you're not gonna make us wait til this one is out of the theaters are you?
lol - no! just til i can get the photos done. ;)
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