Since the hubby is gone during the week and works on "side jobs" on Saturday mornings, I try to have the outside work done before he gets home on Friday nights. If I get this done he has more time with us and less time working. I'm not one of those ladies that can't cut grass or take off the garbage. I don't see this as his work or my work. I am fully capable of cutting the grass. With that being said, you should know that although we live in a small house, our yard is very large. Before we were married I only had a push mower and I pushed this yard myself for several years. When Wes moved in, he bought a riding mower and quite honestly it has made cutting the grass much easier than I remember :).
However the ditch is still a pain in the butt. It is really deep so you can't just use the riding mower, you have to push it.
Not to mention, I'm really scared of a riding mower. Doesn't that sound crazy? I am, I can just see it turning over on me and while I am lying there hurt who is gonna take care of Cam? I know he is almost 12, but still it scares me. (He doesn't even need anyone to "take care" of him anymore!) Still, the riding mower scares me. So I cut the whole yard with the riding mower and when I got to the ditch I pulled out the push mower that I got used 11 years ago. Yes that it's probably the first model of gas mowers ever!
I think it's harder now because I am older, fatter the ditch must be deeper than it was 11 years ago, but let me tell you how hard it was! I seriously thought I was going to fall into the ditch gasping for air and dying of a heat stroke to fall out from the manual labor heat. While working myself to a good stinky sweat these men kept riding by the house yelling things like "hey baby" and just whistling in general.
While I was thinking to myself I still got it it would be nice if instead of whistling out the window you would stop and help a lady out! I worked hard on the yard and the ditch, but unfortunately I got a little over heated and slid down the ditch with a push mower that doesn't cut off if you let go of the handle. That scared the crap out of me! So I quit a little more than half way through the ditch and left it for the hubby. Does that make me a slacker? I dont' think so. I think that it still makes me a good wife, instead of having to spend a couple of hours on the yard he had to spend 20 minutes on the yard, and we went to Home Depot for some Round up - no more ditch mowing for me! Yeah!
Hope you all had a great weekend - and are ready for a wonderful week!
6 comments:
All I have to say is: you inspire me!
-Jessica
I love reading your posts. I like yard work too, but now that Jesse is older, he seems to be doing all the hard work, and now that I am older too , I dont mind as much , lol. TTYL
You are a good wife! I make the hubby mow (with a push mower) our entire yard. He desperately wants a rider, but I keep reminding him that it's a free workout!
All I have to say is do we have the same life? LOL My husband is gone all week too. But I'm a bad wife. I am way to chicken on of the riding mower..the grass waits for him until the weekend...unless one of our gentlemen neighbors takes pity on me:) I can do a lot of shit for myself but I can't do the grass on the riding mower:) YOu go girl!
DEbi
http://motherhoodthetruth.blogspot.com
thats impressive!!!
I applaud you for your effort. I could have not accomplished as much as you. I used to like to mow, and then not - at all.
I bet he appreciated it very much!
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