New Sod

If you ever have a choice in the matter, may I suggest you do not have new sod installed just before your spouse leaves for a business trip. This is especially not wise if you do not have a sprinkler system but will instead spend half of every evening dragging hoses around as you keep thinking - this is improved water pressure??? What water pressure? Of course the sprinklers will have plenty of pressure when they trap you in a corner with no way back in the house which your new HVAC system has turned into a refrigerator (wet clothes are chilly).

Then there are the dogs. It seems my water-phobic poodles have decided it is fun to play in the sprinklers with mom. Even better is playing in the sprinklers and then digging for toads in the area around the replanted bushes. Water, dirt, toads - What more could ask for? Oh yes! Sharing! It is of course best when you share your mud by jumping into Mom's lap as soon as she sits down for a minute between hose drags.