Ah, summer--that time of ease and fun! For our 40th anniversary Glenda and I traveled to Corvallis where all our kids were getting together on that Sunday in August to help us celebrate. What a treat for us because we got to hang out with our five wonderful, energy-bursting grandkids. Christy and Tobin took us to a park that was simply wonderful for all. The kids biked, climbed all over a train, climbed a rock-climbing wall, swung on swings, climbed monkey bars--oh, you know, everything that was fun. Of course, on the Saturday before, Glenda and Christy went to garage sales while Tobin and I assailed the front yard and the noxious weeds--ivy!
At the conclusion of the weekend, I offered to come over in the not-to-distant future and help groom their front yard. Well, that took place just last week (see this blog is not that old), and I thoroughly enjoyed the three days I got to spend with the kids. They went to work, and I went to work on their yard. Juniper tams, ivy, and blackberry vines were in my sights. When it was done (at the least the part I was able to complete in those three days), Christy and I took three loads to the green refuse landfill. Sorry I don't have any before pictures, but let's just say it was the way Daniel Boone found it when he got lost traveling over the Cumberland Gap. Now he would not even recognize the place. Christy and Tobin were indeed gracious to let me have my space tearing into their plants. Now their ferns should have room to grow, and through my efforts they got to know their next door neighbors when I extracted a blackberry vine from their property. They are so blessed to live where they do especially with their hectic schedules and Tobin's neverending work.
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