I haven’t been mowing any of the yards for several weeks now, because of the extremely dry weather – no grass was growing, basically. But after the rain over the weekend, it was time to mow today. I’d kind of forgotten how much I enjoy mowing, especially out in the country on the riding mower. And such a beautiful day to do it.
I’m also remembering how much I love shingling as we’ve been working on the 117 roof the past several days and doing the shingling itself last night and, hopefully, tonight.
Dad and I agreed on a challenge. It was actually my idea, but he came up with the prize of $300 for the winner. I am trying to lose my 31 pounds before he finishes the house in New Auburn and gets it on the market to rent. What is really good about this is that, while we are both being challenged to do something that has proven difficult to keep at in the past, they are also things that the other person will appreciate when it is all over, i.e. Dad will appreciate me being thinner and I’ll appreciate the house being done. So we certainly don’t want to sabotage the other person’s progress, because we want him/her to be successful, just not quite as soon as we are successful! Wouldn’t it be cool if we tied….?
what a cool idea of a challenge for both of you! 😀
That’s a great idea. I hope you both win!