I know this isn't the best before and after picture, but at least you get the idea. Maybe the story behind it wil help you appreciate the project a little more. The brick that you see has been set 3 times, yes 3! First I did it, then I pulled it up because I didn't like the way that it looked so I ask my husband to help me redo it. THEN... we found that our sewer sytem was shot ( a story for another day) and the patio was sitting on the old septic tank that needed to be emptied, (i'll pause so you can read that again), crushed, and then topped off with sand. We always wondered why the grass grew so well in this area.

I plan to enter this project into the BHGs makeover contest this year. I think I have a pretty good chance.