It never fails that when my husband leaves I take on some project. Since we bought our house just a few months ago there has been a lot that we needed to get done. We have some lofty goals but we don't always have the time to complete them.
The thing I hate doing the most when my husband is gone is mowing the yard. In the past we have had a really small yard that didn't take very long to mow and most recently I hired someone to mow it. Then we moved. I would hire someone again in a heart beat. BUT, being stubborn like I am and taking on a sense of ownership with this house, after all it is ours, I decided to mow our yard.
Before the rain of Ida fell upon us I treated a TON of ant mounds. Again, normally I would just hire someone to do this but I wanted to take ownership of it. I have to admit that I did a pretty good job at killing the ants. I had a few new mounds pop up but I was able to make most of them go away.
As I mowed the yard I couldn't believe how much grass/dirt we have to mow. I use the word grass lightly. It's another one of those things that we will have to work at. I definitely got a work out mowing the yard. Once I was done, with the help of the kids, I had such a sense of accomplishment. We did it. We mowed the yard and it looked good. We didn't have the yuckiest looking lawn any more.
For a split second I could see why my husband enjoys working outside. The emphasis on SPLIT. I really think the next time the yard needs tending to I will be calling a lawn service or letting the kids take turns mowing.
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