But maybe a sod killer?

 Tuesday evening report

The sod dudes never showed up, so I decided to start the watering, in spite of what they told me.  What I discovered is what I didn't hang about long enough to see last night.  The sprinkler heads that are supposed to water this part of the yard are not doing so!

And this morning when Nate (the sprinkler crew head) came over, he programmed the system, but did not recheck that they were all working in the back.

Consequently, I have a call in to them about this.  They have not called me back yet. I have also taken matters into my own hands.  They told me I wouldn't have to pull hoses, once these repairs were done.  Tuesday evening, I pulled hoses.

Hard to see, but in the bottom right-hand corner, a thin black line of drip hose.  I will leave it on for a while.  Note the sprinkler heads on half of the yard seem to be functional.

Wednesday morning update

E-mail back from the landscaper, Nate will drop by again this morning, and in the meantime, I might want to consider pulling out the hose and watering if I could.  WAAAAAY ahead of him on that one.  This morning I also put out a sprinkler for a patch in the middle that didn't seem to be reached by any of the working heads.  Sigh, always something.

We'll see what Nate has to say about all this when he gets here.

Something I did not notice until this morning is that the drainage spot across the sidewalk has widened with the extra source of water to the lawn.  

Some things one just does not see until things get "turned on" for real.

Demon puppy appearance

As you can see, the cat tree destruction project (Ember's plot against The Prisoner) has continued.  She is now down to removing the carpet from the top, and regularly drags the thing around and tips it over.

So, Tuesday after I'd put her away for the night, I removed the cat tree and cleaned up the fragments.  This project was a way for her to work out some aggression, so it was not particularly startling to see her move on to another toy to jump up on and nip at this morning:  me.

But we survived it, and even got her into the "Easy Walk" harness that is still a little too big for her, and took it for its maiden neighborhood walk.  Woo-hoo!

When we got home I cooked my breakfast, and pulled out one of the chewing toys I had bought for Carl visits.  She likes it!

I kept her outside the den/crate until about ten to eight, at which point, she walked in under her own steam enticed by treats and a peanut butter bone.

I'm hoping she stays content there for a couple of hours, so we go to puppy class fairly fresh.  Cross fingers for us!

Meanwhile, on the inside:

The seat and the grab bar have been installed, and the shower walls.  I was invited up to check the placement, and it seems Goldilocks "just right" to me.  

Progress!

Life is good.  Keep on Sparking!