Construction Project - Operation POND

SO, did you ever wake up on a Sunday morning and think, “You know what we need? We need a POND!”? So then, you and your oldest son (who is equally crazy and also loves gardening and is in complete agreement that a pond is absolutely necessary because you both saw an AMAZING pond at a garden walk yesterday) get in the car, go to Lowe’s and buy a pond. But, upon returning with said pond, you both decide, “This pond is too small! We need a BIGGER pond.” So you dump the first pond in the family room and go to Menards and wait forever in the 90° heat for the forklift guy to bring down your BIGGER pond, which neither of you are 100% sure will even fit in the minivan. (It does.) Then you get home and start digging. And digging. And digging. The 19-yo does most of the digging, but neither one of you can believe HOW MUCH DIRT needs to come out. (And, BTW, you have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how you’re going to get rid of all of it.)