Homeowners? Really?

We have a house under contract!  It needs a lot of work.  The yard is a mess and the inside pretty nasty.  It was rented out for the past 2+ years and the last tenant was a pastor for a Spanish congregation who seemed to let several families move in.  The neighbors speculated that it was 4 families living there.  We'll be renovating before we move in as there is mold in the basement bathroom.  

We got permission from the seller to work on the yard cleanup before we closed as the home is vacant and we'd only be helping her anyway!  She lives in Hawaii and must not have hired a property manager to help take care of the home.  My sister watched the kids today so we could weed, prune, and trim.  We have to pull out a few trees growing too close to the house.  It's quite the project.  We've had lots of help from family and feel like it will be beautiful once we're in there!

Lyla came along for the afternoon.  I did't dare let her sleep inside with the mold, and it was a warm enough day to have her outside.  I was working on trimming the bushes (a.k.a. trees) against the fence.  I was done with 2 of the 3 when I took this photo.