Destruct.....the very word that describes what we do as home owners. We destroy so we can build back up and make things more our own. It's very exhausting making things your own, but it gives you a greater appreciation for them. Well, we have some great appreciation for our yard let me tell you why. We had a gigantic 40 foot pine tree in the upper corner of our yard. Landon and his dad chop it 
down last year. So, you may be thinking the hard work was over, not even close. Last weekend we had a few guys from a tree stump grinding company come out and turn our huge stump into barrels of mulch. It took them about an hour, using their big grinding machine, to get it all chopped up. It was already looking better. Landon and I ended up taking that following Monday off to clean up the many wheel barrels full of mulch cleaned up along with some other things. After moving the majority of the mulch to our flower bed we then found the real work. There were about 6 long, thick roots sproutin
g out in different directions still in the ground where the pine tree stump had once been. The tree stump company had told us we could call them if we found anything else that needed to be ground up. Well, they were about two weeks out from being able to come help us. We took matters into our own hands and started to dig. Landon did most of this work while I was working on spreading mulch in our flower bed. Here is a picture of Landon using the axe to chop away at one of the thick roots. And then here's another picture of him holding it once it was out. We had about two truck and trailer loads of dirt, branches, roots, and rocks that we had to take to the dump by the end of the day. We 
worked for about 12 hours straight, but there's nothing more rewarding then spending one full day in your yard getting a ton done. The final result makes it all worth while. 
down last year. So, you may be thinking the hard work was over, not even close. Last weekend we had a few guys from a tree stump grinding company come out and turn our huge stump into barrels of mulch. It took them about an hour, using their big grinding machine, to get it all chopped up. It was already looking better. Landon and I ended up taking that following Monday off to clean up the many wheel barrels full of mulch cleaned up along with some other things. After moving the majority of the mulch to our flower bed we then found the real work. There were about 6 long, thick roots sproutin
g out in different directions still in the ground where the pine tree stump had once been. The tree stump company had told us we could call them if we found anything else that needed to be ground up. Well, they were about two weeks out from being able to come help us. We took matters into our own hands and started to dig. Landon did most of this work while I was working on spreading mulch in our flower bed. Here is a picture of Landon using the axe to chop away at one of the thick roots. And then here's another picture of him holding it once it was out. We had about two truck and trailer loads of dirt, branches, roots, and rocks that we had to take to the dump by the end of the day. We 
worked for about 12 hours straight, but there's nothing more rewarding then spending one full day in your yard getting a ton done. The final result makes it all worth while. 
