I guess having the day off on Labor Day means you work...well, it did for us. We spent most of the afternoon cutting down dead tree limbs and cleaning up the mess. My aunt 
and uncle came over and brought the chain saw which was a 
HUGE help. Ricardo even got his hands dirty...his new gloves dirty, anyway. My Uncle Rick showed him how to use the chain saw for the first time ever! He really got into it and got the "your a real Hoosier now" badge from my uncle. Aunt Mary helped hold the limbs while they got cut and made repeated drink trips to the house. Melanie decided to sit in the hammock and participate in the difficult task of drinking coffee. As you can see, she was so worn out over the whole ordeal that after lunch she had to lay in the lawn chair with Sonny close by to catch some rays and her 
energy while I cleaned up the mess with the neighbors wheel barrow. The chips and salsa were too much for her to handle as you can well imagine. ChaChi spent her time working on laundry inside with Maverick at her heals(probably where my husband would have rather spent his time). Anyway...we have our yard back and a lot of wood for a
and uncle came over and brought the chain saw which was a 
HUGE help. Ricardo even got his hands dirty...his new gloves dirty, anyway. My Uncle Rick showed him how to use the chain saw for the first time ever! He really got into it and got the "your a real Hoosier now" badge from my uncle. Aunt Mary helped hold the limbs while they got cut and made repeated drink trips to the house. Melanie decided to sit in the hammock and participate in the difficult task of drinking coffee. As you can see, she was so worn out over the whole ordeal that after lunch she had to lay in the lawn chair with Sonny close by to catch some rays and her 
energy while I cleaned up the mess with the neighbors wheel barrow. The chips and salsa were too much for her to handle as you can well imagine. ChaChi spent her time working on laundry inside with Maverick at her heals(probably where my husband would have rather spent his time). Anyway...we have our yard back and a lot of wood for abonfire. Woo Hoo!
