The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter has taken over the nation and apparently is no where to be found in the Bed, Bath & Beyond stores around here. My husband, the thinker/inventor, decided to make his own tospy turvy planter and deemed it “The Redneck Tomato Plant.” I know, we should have called it the “mater planter.”
We also decided to screen in the back patio too. Let me clarify “we” decided. I wanted to the patio screened in for a while, so Dustin agreed to do it. Much like Dustin used to say, “We’re breastfeeding, we make our own baby food, etc,” there’s not alot of “we” helping, more like “me.” So I guess I could take credit for the patio work Dustin did and say “we finished the patio.” We also did a really good job. . .okay Dustin did a really good job!
Yep, our family even throws the “rock on” when we create vegetable/fruit (depending on what you consider a tomato) holders.
This was the original spot for the tomato plant until Dustin thought it was too heavy for the hook . . .and I realized that when standing inside the house and looking out toward the street, the tomato plant looks like a head that occasionally bangs its head into the window when the wind blows. Yep, I think we’re going to move it.
The dreaded post hole digger. Dustin can dig a hole in less than a minute, I on the other hand can almost decapitate my toes from my right foot because I’m not watching where I’m digging in less than a minute. I don’t think landscaping is my thing?
Outdoor toys for the summer: $100, the girls choosing to play in the big hole in the ground: priceless
More playing in the hole.
Finished Mater Planters using 4×4 that were to be used for the fence and the old swing set bar that Dustin just couldn’t throw away because he thought it would come in handy some day. . .ironic? I want to get a sign and hang off the hooks in the middle. I wonder if anyone would make a “Dustin’s Mater Planters” or maybe “Big D’s Maters.”
The mater planter.
I know, everyone wants this man to do some work around their house.
Same guy from the picture before. Emma kept saying how cool Daddy’s safety glasses were. She wanted to know if we could buy her a pair!
While Dustin worked on the patio, I took random photos of a rainbow and the girls playing. My job is to think up the projects and Dustin’s job is to make it happen. Let me tell you, he was thrilled with me that weekend.
10 o’clock at night and Dustin is creating my vision for our back patio. What a great husband I have.
Notice in the background it is dark. Dustin was using the motion security light we have on the patio, but couldn’t get it to stay on the whole time. He would start cutting and then the light would go out and it would be pitch black. Let me tell you again how thrilled he was to do this project for me.
Another random photo of Juniper. She was the first Junebug of June because Dustin was still working at midnight.
Seriously, this is really starting to look good. Not that I had my doubts, but this is really coming along.
Another one of Juniper. No matter how close I got or how many of her brothers and sisters got stepped on in the process of building the patio, Juniper was not moving.
This is Dustin’s thumb and putting in the screws and Juniper watching. This is also were Dustin is getting frustrated with my random pictures because it is after midnight and he has to go to work in the morning and why couldn’t we have picked all this stuff up at Lowe’s on Saturday rather than Sunday and not get started on this until after dinner. I think this is were he said enough with the damn pictures and gave me that look. . .
The finished product. It’s so nice to eat outside and not have flies attack you. No mosquitos at night. Totally worth it.
A side view of Dustin’s handy work.
He did awesome and finished it in a few nights. A little bit of persistence and a nagging wife can get a lot accomplished. . .hmmm, I will have to remember this. . .
