I have to finish my landscape project first. Last year, I put in two gardens with retaining wall block. Then, a retaining wall/planter garden in my backyard, around the pattio, then up the slope in the back. I'm going to build another short wall and have a fire -pit off of it. The current fire pit, if you can call it that is right on the back pattio. I'd like it to be away from the house. I'll need to rent a skid loader for the R/W work I have now though. I wish WB lived closer for this work, but it's been awhile since I played with a skid steer, so that will be fun.
The current pattio will then be for grillin/chillin.
The interior work list is much longer, so I doubt I'll get to it by summer.
I'm on the 5 year plan. I plan to be out of there in about 5 years. Sell the house, buy some land up nort, and either buy a town-home or rent here til the kids graduate...then I'm autta here!
