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I picked up my computer yesterday from getting repaired. They replaced the video card in it and it works perfectly again! I wouldn't have been able to do that repair on my own without spending a lot of money on the parts for it, so I'm very glad I purchased the 3 year warranty.

I did some tree trimming in the backyard a few days ago and we finished picking up all the twigs and branches today. We cut them up into smaller pieces to use in our firepit in the backyard.

Work still continues on the brick patio and walkway as well. I decided that I wanted to dig down a little deeper than I had so I can place more sand as a base. We picked up some very high quality landscaping fabric today to keep weeds from growing up into the patio. Before we went to the store, we figured out about how much sand we will need: about 16 cubic feet of sand. The store sells sand in 1/2 cubic foot bags for $3 each. this is going to be expensive, and a lot of damn bags of sand. Oh well, go big or go home. And do it right the first time.