Getting Rid Of Bees...

This is the second summer that we have had problems with bees in our backyard.

It is so frustrating when we BBQ or eat outside on our deck.

 The minute the food is set out they start to swarm around the table.

We were celebrating my daughter's birthday on the 4th of July & sure enough I heard screams coming from my son who is terrified of bees.  There were bees swarming everyone's plates.

We were about to move everyone inside AGAIN.

Then my father-in-law said that his neighbor had told him that you just put out dryer sheets because they hate  the smell.

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We put one on each table & waved them around a little to get the scent blowing in the air.

IT WORKED!

I was happily surprised.  We just left them on the tables & when one would fly by we'd wave the dryer sheet around.  They started to fly away & soon there weren't anymore around the tables at all!

 It was so nice & we were able to finish eating & playing out there the rest of the night.

We can finally enjoy eating outside on the deck again! 

If you'd like to see how we added easy outdoor lighting to our deck just click the link below..

Easy Outdoor Lighting

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Backyard Inspiration...

Let's just say we have projects going on all over our yard, yet none of them are complete!! 

 I'm feeling the anxiety...

The first project was started over a month ago! 

We have a large side yard that is never used, so we are going to move the fence flush with the house & make that space part of  the backyard.

It has turned into a bigger project than we anticipated & we are now going to level the whole trampoline area so it's flush with the playset.  It will also make it so the trampoline will sit level and will be flush with the grass.

We are hoping it will look something like this...

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Next, we are dealing with broken sprinklers & it looks like a pipe broke under the cement of our RV pad!  :(

Then our front flower bed has been infested with this vine that strangles all of the other plants & spreads everywhere, so we have started digging all of that out!  

So needless to say....I needed some inspiration!

I would love to connect the play set area & grassy trampoline area with some type of arbor...

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I love the rock pathway with the fire pit too!

I wish we had more space in our yard to do this....

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Or this...

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Well I guess it's now time to quit dreaming & actually get something done!!

Our kids put together all of their allowance money last summer & bought the trampoline...Let's hope there dream becomes a reality before THIS summer is over!

Do you have any frustrating projects you are hoping to finish?

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