| If you are one of the lucky people in life that is | | | | ways that we could transform our backyard into a |
| blessed with having a backyard outside your home, | | | | place that we all enjoyed spending time in. |
| then enjoy it. Use your back yard, make it into a | | | | Our brainstorming session led to many changes in our |
| favorite place for you, your family and your friends | | | | backyard. My husband and I had always wanted to |
| to spend time. After all, not everyone has the | | | | garden, so we set aside part of the backyard and |
| privilege of having a great backyard to spend time in. | | | | began making preparations for having a vegetable |
| If you have ever lived in an apartment or an inner | | | | garden. It was a thrill for us to actually see one of |
| city than you know how great it is to have even a | | | | dreams come true right on our own property. We |
| little bit of property to call your own. You know how | | | | read up on gardening and asked for tips from our |
| fun it can be to have space to play or relax or | | | | gardening friends. Within two seasons we had a small |
| garden. You know that a backyard can be one of | | | | but successful vegetable garden that was one of the |
| the greatest places on earth. | | | | proudest spots in our backyard. |
| I have grown to love my backyard so much because | | | | Our children requested a fire pit so that we could |
| it holds so much potential for me and my family. It is | | | | enjoy bonfires and making smores on cool summer |
| a small plot of the earth just to be used by me and | | | | nights. We did a little research and installed a great |
| the ones I love. Because I know that not many | | | | fire pit on one side of our backyard. It became a |
| people in the world have a space to call their own, I | | | | gathering place for many of our friends and family |
| have really learned to make the most of the | | | | members throughout the spring, summer and even |
| backyard I have. | | | | fall months. Many special conversations were had |
| For the first few years our family had a backyard | | | | around that fire pit and it too became one of the |
| we did little with it other than mow the grass. That all | | | | best parts of our backyard. |
| changed, however, after a family meeting we held | | | | Regardless of the state of your backyard now, take |
| one Saturday afternoon. I guess it was my husband's | | | | some time to brainstorm with your own family and |
| idea, I cannot really remember, but I just know that | | | | make your backyard a great place for years to |
| we decided as a family to put our backyard into | | | | come. |
| good use. We brainstormed ideas about the different | | | | |