Do you know the feeling where you spend
a month and a half on one project and you give it everything you have
and then some just so you can finally step back and say with
satisfaction that it is done and you made it?
And then do you know the feeling where
life shows up and destroys that project?
Yeah.
So it rained like a bitch shit ton, and
guess what happens when you take really, really dry ground and then
wet really quickly. You get this.
I was walking the dog, trying not to
get wet by skirting the mud puddles. It of course had been raining
like a crazy demon the past two days and the dog was happy to be
outside sniffing things. Well we walked up the driveway and turned
off into the wood, and that's when I saw it.
There was the initial flood of despair,
followed by a rather rational discussion in the back of my mind if I
could just deny this had happened for a while.
It decided no.
So I walked, blank and zombie like,
back up to the house. Scott was working by the sheds, trying to fix
the weed eater. His back was to me, and I had to cross the lawn to
reach him. I had this sense that I was about to ruin his day. Ruin it
hard core. That with every heavy step I was taking across the
waterlogged grass I was one step closer to taking his happiness and
smashing it on the ground.
I reached him and took a deep breath.
Then I smashed his happiness all over
the ground. After that brief moment where his brain decided if it
could deny this problem, we walked back down the drive and looked at
it.
Scott was more optimistic then me.
Pointing out that wall had stayed together all the way down and that
we should be able to just add more rocks on top of it.
Oh fucking boy.
Well at this point, drinking was right
out, because I had to work the next day. I went inside and did the
only thing I could do. I took a motherfucking nap and prayed to god
that things would be better when I woke up.
It wasn't.
So now I need more rocks.
You know, maybe it's not too late to
deny it after all.
What were we talking about?
Oh I am so sorry! That wall was beautiful! It's still pretty in the picture but that must have been a major disappointment.
ReplyDeleteOh no!!!! I can't believe it! This really really sucks... maybe we were all admiring it too much :-(
ReplyDeleteActually, it really is still beautiful - but I know retaining walls are supposed to do more than be just beautiful. So sorry!
Oh Dear! Sad news indeed. But your husband is right. You must have done a wonderful job on the construction for the wall to remain intact through this. Think how indestructible it will when you get it brought back up to grade!
ReplyDeleteYou took on Mother Nature and it doesn't look like you did all that bad?
Yeah, the fact that it remained intact was pretty amazing. We probably shouldn't have had that section as far up slope as we did, but live and learn.
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Hi Holly, i wanted to let you know that i'm passing a Kreativ Blogger on to you. Stop off at my newest post for the details. :)
ReplyDeleteIt seems my page ate you comment again. You're welcome. :)
DeleteYeah, I've been having problems with my router. I don't know if that's exactly what's causing it but it might be. Either that or evil magic.
DeleteCatching up on my blog-reading, and SO SORRY!
ReplyDelete...on the other hand, the building of the wall was such fun to read about, I'll look forward to reading about the re-building.