Four Oaks Park

Meg's latest project is to create a park in our backyard. She has spent hours dreaming about it (mostly when she was supposed to be going to sleep at night.) She has also spent hours (along with her trusty assistant, Nate) working to make her vision a reality. So far they have dug the kid pool (about 2 feet in diameter and 2 inches deep), raked up a whole lawn trash bag full of leaves, spread numerous mower-bags of grass clippings over bare patches around the park (only slightly discouraged to learn the clippings were not seed and would turn brown and wash away with the rain), and begun to dig the big pool (dimensions yet to be determined). Future plans include paths ("I might have to rip up some grass, but it's alright. We'll line the path with stones so it will look nice."), flowers, a fountain, and signage directing patrons to the pools, etc. She also designed an invitation and was making photocopies ("How many houses are in our neighborhood?") when Erik intervened and redirected her efforts, suggesting she invite family members and a few special friends. Meg is so creative and is willing to invest a lot of effort to bring her projects to life. She is very frustrated by naysayers (that would be me), but is surprisingly flexible when she discovers on her own that an idea doesn't work. These are some really good qualities that I hope the Lord will continue to develop and refine as she gets older. Meanwhile, if you're in the Atlanta area, come by and enjoy the northeastern subarbs' newest park.

ground breaking on the kid pool