I was raised to be optimistic, a glass half-full kinda gal. My plan was to have an awesome backyard by Spring 2015.  As they say . . . shit happens.

The backyard redo was put on hold so many times, I found it ALMOST amusing. You won’t find me complaining about the extremely, wet winter Dallas endured. We needed every drop. The water-logged ground slowed my progress by several months, but that didn’t sway me. I understand you can’t control the weather. You wait it out.

So believe me, when I say, the wet Dallas winter saved me from true heartache.

Unbeknownst to me, the main sewer line running through the backyard was about to fail in a big way. The line located 10-ft underground had broken in half. The only way to access the pipe was to use a backhoe. Needless to say, the repair destroyed a big portion of my yard.

Here’s my optimistic spin.
If the winter had been drier. I would have made more progress on the yard. If I had made more progress, all the work would have been destroyed.

So thankfully, it was a rainy Winter. I made little progress and lost little when they destroyed the yard in late January. Yes, there was damage, but it could have been MUCH worse. The major repair will be re-sodding. Not too bad considering.

I now have a shiny new sewer line to go with an updated backyard space that should be completed by mid Summer, hopefully.  🙂