Last year we had our gutters draining into a rain barrel to keep the water from washing away the dirt underneath the steps. It worked in theory. In actuality the water still ran everywhere and not always in the rain barrel. Yesterday we had new gutters installed as a result of the hail and wind storm. A few days prior, Ryan began digging out a trench to install underground gutter drainage. After consulting with the gutter installer it was decided that we needed to reroute the drainage underneath the steps. Yes, underneath the steps. The best way to do this was pull out the pavers, dig up the sand, and dig a hole to run the tube underneath the timber frame.
So far Ryan has been doing all of the hardwork. My job has been to watch the kids and bring him ice cold water. I'm sure at some point I'll be back to laying pavers and landscaping. The kids are definitely entertained by this whole project.
Aric and Kellyn thought it was great to have 100ft of "snake" to play with last night. They had the snake all over the yard and even discovered the joys of playing telephone.
When we finally ran the tube down the side of the house, and through the steps, Aric helped Ryan and I push and pull it through. Kellyn was our self-appointed cheerleader. She ran around repeatedly yelling, "We are a family. We can do this!" I'm not sure it motivated us too much, but it did make us laugh.
Next time we will work harder on our drainage plans before we build the steps.
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