I've been M.I.A. for a reason :-)

Sorry for the lack of blogging, but I've been busy! I've been working on our backyard and we've accomplished a ton in the past week. We had the sun porch re-screened, had both decks power washed, bought patio furniture, I planted a ton of flowers & started an herb garden etc etc etc Seriously, the list of projects just goes on & on. It's so fantastic to have an outdoor living space- we've eaten dinner on the deck a few nights this week. :-) I'm planning a big post on all the projects, but here's a sneak peek of our progress---
here's the new screened in sun porch:

I'm painting next week and putting in a new tile floor.
and here's the new patio set:

view from the deck...

not much to write about. thought i'd share pictures instead.

The road out of our neighborhood...

i love this view!