I guess one needs to have a good fence first, which is why the fence was torn down to start with. Part of the fence between our house and our nextdoor neighbor’s was only being held up by the posts for the dog run that Noah and I are slowly tearing out. As a result, yesterday Noah and Andy tore down the 48-foot section and headed to Lowes to buy new lumber (Andy had several gift cards for Lowes). The goal was to tear out the old broken fence yesterday and prep the area for the new post holes. Then today, they wanted to have the new posts in the ground. So, after church Noah and I stopped by Home Depot to grab the needed brackets and concrete mix. New posts securely in place? Yeah, not so much. Apparently we all underestimated the willingness for the old posts to come out of the ground. It doesn’t help that one of our maple trees has decided that wrapping roots around said posts is a good idea.

So, two days into the fence project, there is no fence, and several holes with bits of post and concrete still in the bottom. After work tomorrow Noah is going to work at hacking the jumble of wood, root and concrete in an attempt to clear the holes. Maybe I’ll help…probably not though. My assistance on Saturday was limited to me relocating gravel and leaves; today I read a book inside and then went to play softball. I think my job is the hardest, I mean…after all, someone has to supervise. 😀

Hopefully, by the end of this project, our neighbors still like us…