Bitter Sweet

Thursday, I was in Sacramento at the red heads houses (son Shane)

We landscaped all the flowerbeds in his front and back yard.

I laid out the plants were they needed to go and Shane dug all the holes. 

Then we planted all the plants, 130? something of them.  "A Lot"

Let me put this into perspective .....it's summer in California!

and the truck with the plants couldn't come till 1 PM !!!!

It was one long "Hot" afternoon and the only day I could help.

Shane has been working on his house every since he bought it.
No, it didn't need any work, it was in great condition.  It just
wasn't up to Better Builders Construction standards that Shane
has come to appreciate, after all those years or after school,
weekends, holidays and college summers working for Dad.

The last part of  the makeover was the yard.  Shane had already

replaced all the water system and sod.  He built horseshoe pits 

in the back yard and added some nice brickwork and lights.

The only thing left to do was to fill all the planters.

As we worked threw the day you could see the pride, 

Shane had for his home and in all his hard work.

That's what made it so bitter sweet.  You see Shane has

 worked for the State of California the last few years.

With all the problems our state has, Shane  found himself

looking for a new job.   He found one, a good one,

only it's 100 miles north of this little house.

All his hard work becomes a rental in two weeks.