On Tuesday, we got up early (like 6:30am & this is our weekend), drove into Farmington to pick up a flatbed trailer and then drove up to Durango to pick up our sod. Our friends, Nate & Erin, from Durango came down to help us with the process and we are so thankful for their help. It was after 1:00pm by the time Rod & Nate started putting the grass down and they finished it all by about 7:30pm. The tricky part was our truck could only haul about half of the sod we needed. (Altogether it was about 7500 lbs. of grass.) So as they began to lay the first load, Erin stayed with Amelia and I drove our truck pulling a 16 foot trailer back up to Durango for the second load. I remember when we first got the truck (a Ford F-150) I was nervous to drive it because it was "so big". Now I'm pulling trailers.
Well, needless to say the whole family is already loving the grass. Rod & I love how it makes the backyard look and it makes it a lot cooler. Amelia loves to sit in the grass and play with the sprinklers. Sadie is just happy to have a comfortable place to lay and roll around. As a bonus, there was some leftover rolls when the backyard was finished so the front yard now has a little bit of grass. Our neighbors are probably wondering why there is only a small patch in the front when we still have open trenches. But that's a project for another week(s). Hope everyone had a good 4th!
