This picture shows the process we came up with for loading drainrock.  Two foot high lengths of plywood were laid along the wall with spacers put in to hold them in place.  The backhoe pushed dirt against the outside of the board.  Drainrock was dumped inside the boards and filter fabric along a shoot.  Then the boards were jacked up by hand another two feet and repeat!

The good news is that we finished on Friday!  Even had time to dig the trench for the garage footing!

My boyfriend, Bear, spent a couple days with us this week.  I was beside myself with excitement.  I'm not sure my flirtatious body-slams won him over in the end.