Bad News, Good News
Well, just when we think we have something figured out, plans always change. When we bought our house, we paid a little extra for our lot because of the abundance of trees. We were thrilled to find such a beautiful lot because the trees give us complete privacy from our neighbors, provide a gorgeous view from our family room and kitchen windows, and make for a unique play area for the kids. Unfortunately, over this past weekend, one of the tallest trees in our yard just up and died. No clue why. We happened to be playing with the kids in the back yard and noticed all the leaves on the Mountain Laurel tree are completely brown…which they aren’t supposed to be even though it’s autumn. Obviously, we are sad to loose such a big tree and we are hoping it’s not a disease that may spread to our other trees.
But, on the bright side… we now have a new option of where to build our Lifetime shed since we have to cut down the dead tree! We can center the shed along the back fence near the kids’ clubhouse (right where the park bench is sitting in the photos). This will work out perfectly because it actually gives us a much wider space than the corner where we originally thought we would put the shed and the ground is a slightly more level. Thanks to the dead tree, our shed size dilemma has been solved for us and we'll be able to build the 8'x5' shed which is wanted to build all along! Thank goodness since Darrin commented on my blog that there currently isn't a Lifetime shed smaller than 8' wide like we had hoped. But, I can't wait to hear what he says is in the works for Lifetime sheds in his future posts! No fair just teasing us! :)
More good news...there is a huge cluster of trees in front of this new shed space that will completely hide the shed from our view when looking out our windows or from on our patio. Don’t get me wrong, I love the look of the Lifetime sheds, they are very attractive. If I have to see a shed in my backyard, I’d want it to be a Lifetime shed. But, I think most people would agree, if you can get a shed out of sight completely, even better! 
So, our next project will be to cut down the tree, level the ground, and put down a foundation of some sort. Then it's time to buy, build, and fill the shed! I’ll keep you posted on our progress over the next few weeks!
