My wife had been asking for a new kitchen sink faucet. The faucet that the builder installed, while fine, lacked a sprayer. So for her birthday, I surprised her with a new faucet. Saturday was the day to install it. Removing the old model was simple enough. However I realized that the connections on the new faucet were not in the same location as the old faucet, which meant that I would have to modify the plumbing. Our house has PEX tubing and initially I thought I would have to get an expensive crimping tool. Fortunately Home Depot had special connectors for PEX tubing which doesn't require any special tools.
It's great when a job goes smoothly and quickly.
Yesterday's other task was to reprogram the ceiling fan in the family room. The fan and it's remote control both have several jumpers that can be removed to make them unique to other fans in the area. When I had installed the fan, I had thought that changing the jumpers was unnecessary since our neighbors were far enough away. Unfortunately, the fan started turning itself on by itself. I had to unhang the fan to get to the control module in the ceiling which was a heavy task. Fortunately the fan hasn't started on it's own since then. Woo hoo! 
I have a small utility trailer for my riding mower which works out great to move the dirt. Unfortunately the dirt delivery guy dumped the dirt in the wrong spot which meant that not only did we have to move it further but it wound up on the an area that actually had grass. Oh well.
My wife and I both feel that we could get sixty yards of dirt and cover the whole front yard and still not be done. Our soil has a lot of clay which gets really hard during the summer months. I have no plans to get more dirt this year though. Our main goal is to get grass growing in the major erosion areas and work the small sections later. If I can eliminate some of the clover and thistle in the yard, that will be a plus.
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