Earlier in July, after the 4th, we had a long weekend that I wanted to try to pick up more hours at work. There were not enough windows to wash, so I went to the job board. One family was looking for someone to do a complicated landscaping task. I called, learned what the task was, and was unashamed to admit that I'd be incapable of doing it. They thought through what needed to be done and found other work for me!
They had a sizeable rock garden in their backyard that neighborhood kids had taken up the habit of throwing around and at each other. They wanted it gone, but there were SO many rocks.
They had a sizeable rock garden in their backyard that neighborhood kids had taken up the habit of throwing around and at each other. They wanted it gone, but there were SO many rocks.
I took this picture after I had already worked four hours shoveling the top layers off. The first day I worked eight hours and took almost three whole trunk loads of the rocks to the family's grand parents house about twenty minutes away.
The second day I brought my roommate and his pick-up truck back and the two of us worked for another six hours or so and did a rather well done job (if we don't say so ourselves). The wonderful family was friendly and helpful and paid us very well! It was a great weekend!