October 11, 2013

Mowing.

We finally got our new lawn mower.
It's a Ferris IS 3100.
It is huge and strong and really fun to drive.
(It is worth more than Todd's car.  Ha!)

I mowed yesterday and today.
It is SO fun!  The most fun I've had all year.
That baby goes fast and does awesome doughnuts. 
I may or may not have left a few tire tracks in our moist lawn from turning too fast.

I may or may not have mowed a significant length of time before Drew flagged me down and told me I needed to push a lever to lower the blades to actually cut the grass.

I may or may not have ducked below some low-lying branches and forgotten the roll bar sticking out above me.  Which may or may not have led to a largepine tree  branch getting lodged above my head for a few lanes of mowing- while I was being showered by pine needles and laughing at the thought of how I must look.  Maybe, I was unexpectedly rescued when another low-lying branch dislodged the original branch (about 5 inches in diameter) from my back.  Oops.

The weather is beautiful here.
I felt a bit like a working girl and it felt good.
Figuring out how to steer to get pretty lines is harder than you think- it takes SKILLZ.  I do not have great lawn mowing skills, yet.
But now I notice the lines as I drive past other lawns.

It was SO nice to spend some time outdoors while Ben was napping.
(My big kids followed me around cheering me on.)

(Especially after a doctor appointment today confirmed I do have a hernia... They will combine that surgery with the other one I need this winter.  Love-e-ly.)

I wasn't too sad Todd had to work late.
Perhaps I will assume the lawn mowing duties and assign him the laundry.  ;)

Life is good!

8 comments:

  1. I can't get over how beautiful it is there!!

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  2. That looks SO fun! Good to see you up and moving!

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  3. Awesome. Looks like fun. Love your yard

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  4. Adam's exclamation--"That is totally wicked!" hmmm

    The boys are very jealous of your new machine!
    You look great and courageous!

    Sorry about the hernia--you called it. :(

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  5. I would so rather mow the lawn than do laundry. At least the lawn stays mowed for more than 24 hours!

    So sorry about the hernia.

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  6. Happy for you iwas smailing when i saw your pic you can do it jen 👏

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