On Tuesday morning, I received a call that the paving company would be here at noon on Wednesday to tear up the old driveway and put down a new one. Oh My Gosh!

The old driveway was in bad shape where it was cracked and the bed had fallen down. We had water draining into the garage and seeping under the driveway. That’s probably why it had sunk and fallen unevenly all over the place.

I had to go into the office in the morning, but I made a beeline back home before noon so I could be here for the pavers to arrive. I put Sascha out and moved the final items out of the way. I could hear the big trucks when they entered the neighborhood and made their way back to the house.

The first 20 minutes of the job was just getting the old asphalt out along with the base that needed replacement. I was sneaking peeks out the window as they were working. It was coming up fast.

New rock for the new base went in. The whole area looked great just like that. The trucks started arriving with the asphalt. The foreman had this big booming voice that I could hear over the noise of the trucks and other equipment. Not surprising since he was about 6’6″ and a good sized guy.

Pretty soon, the asphalt was down and being smoothed out. It was a really nice dark, black color. What a difference it was to look at.

In about 3 hours, the old was removed and the new was in. The foreman came to the door for his check. He played with Sascha while I wrote out the pretty big number in the small space. If it holds up to the weather, it will be worth every penny.

Rich came home and inspected the job. Rain had started and you could see where the rain was running in all the correct directions. There was no need for the extensions on the downspouts anymore.

Three more days until we can park in the garage. A few more days after that before we can start parking on the driveway directly. It is beautiful. Never thought I’d say that about a driveway.