Scraping and Painting Can Wait 'Til Tomorrow

As it was too nice of a day to stay indoors. While we have not been able to do a whole lot with our stair project (my wonderful husband is dragging his feet), today we were able to get a lot of yard clean up work done. All the old railroad ties are finally gone. All the hostas, bushes, and weeds have been pulled out. And, about 90% of the yard has been raked of its fall leaf collection. Whew...are we tired. We spent about four hours outside today with our little helpers. The only part of the yard that remains to be tackled is behind the shed and the lean to. Plus, one of our Amish friends is going to take down the huge silver maple that is in the back yard...which means that this year, we are going to have a huge garden! Daddy also has to take down all the cedar trees that are bordering two sides of our property. Since the unseasonably warm weather is supposed to continue for a few more days, we are hoping to get a lot more work done. We also have to decide on the fence that we want to install. Currently, the debate is over chain link, white picket and privacy. Which do you like and why?