Yard work in winter - YUK!

[Marilyn]

We stopped by Lowes tonight, and bought a new chain saw, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, pruning shears, and a few other small items we'll need to work on the yard. The leaf blower is mine. I can't wait to get after the leaves that are hanging around our porches and the edges of the side walks.

This is definitely the right time of year to do yard work around here. It's in the high 70's and sunny. Very nice outside.

We're getting a norther tomorrow night though. It's supposed to rain, and the high Monday is predicted to be 49F. The 10 day forecast is showing it back in the 70's by Wednesday, though.

[gja1000]

You are going to get after it, Marilyn!!! I love my hubby's leaf blower too!!!

[Marilyn]

I'm so ready to get some major things done around here. Outside or inside, I don't care, just something. I took an old magnetic calendar we keep on the front of the freezer that was no longer in use (great when the girls were here and we were hopping to this or that). I am using it as a 2009 Things To Do chart. In each box, I've listed tasks that we need to complete this year, like redoing the front flower beds, organizing the drawers in the bathroom, organizing my baking pans, cleaning the pantry, cleaning the garage, getting new flooring to replace the carpet downstairs, etc. Hopefully this will work.

We're so busy with work, church committments (that we enjoy very much), and things like 4WT, but we have to make time to do some of these things around here and time to visit our children.

We really haven't been to visit hardly at all since Melissa's wedding in June, and they are beginning to complain. So much to do!! and so little time!!

[gja1000]

Marilyn, it sounds like you are really going to get organized! I really admire that. Organization is not my strong suit. My mom went to secretarial school - she wanted to go to college, but her parents could not afford it. But one thing I always admired about her was that she knew how to organize things. She said she learned that in her secretarial school. I went to college for 9 years, and I am very grateful for that education, but I wish someone had taught me how to organize, because for me, it does not come naturally!

[Lindsey]

Eek yard work!!! Yesterday I shovelled 6-inch deep snow from all of our sidewalks and a giant square around my car in -45 degree weather lol. I lost feeling in my fingers and legs halfway through and had to come inside to let them burn for awhile while the feeling came back.
I wish I could be out doing real yard work!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Lindsey

Eek yard work!!! Yesterday I shovelled 6-inch deep snow from all of our sidewalks and a giant square around my car in -45 degree weather lol. I lost feeling in my fingers and legs halfway through and had to come inside to let them burn for awhile while the feeling came back.
I wish I could be out doing real yard work!

OMG! LINDSAY! I would never make it in Canada. If it's any consolation, it is 45 here today - a far cry from 84 yesterday. You are one tough chick!

[Lindsey]

lol I would love to live somewhere where I don't have to worry about severe windchill warnings and keeping track of how many minutes I can be outside without getting frostbite! Before I went to bed last night I checked the weather network, and it was -40 C without the windchill factor (also -40 F) and WITH windchill was -53 C (-63.4 F)! I'm staying locked up in my house today Counting down the days until summer!