We finally broke down and fired the kid that mows our lawn. For 2 1/2 years now we have paid this cute boy down the street to mow our lawn. Just recently Matt and I decided to put ourselves on a strict budget to save for all of our upcoming traveling and what-nots and paying the little kid $48 a month (plus the cost of replacing all of the sprinklers he broke) didn't make the cut. Matt did not want to have to mow the lawn, understandably because look at what happened the last time when we were given a lawn mower...
but when it came down to it he decided to give in and do the thing that all guys end up having to do at some point. So a week ago I searched all the ads and found a decent deal at Sears so we headed down and bought ourselves a shiny new red lawn mower. So hear is Matt mowing our lawn for the first time in 2 1/2 years:
He did a good job and the lawn looks great but he was super frustrated because he broke a sprinkler head in the process and so when he was done with the lawn he had to dig up the sprinkler and replace it! I felt bad for him out there in the sun mowing the lawn so, being the good wife that I am, I drove down to the market and bought him a 6-pack so that he could have proper relaxation after a hard days work. :)
HAHAHAHA!!!! I can't believe Matt broke a sprinkler head too! That is amazing!
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I think Marty did most of the lawn mowing when the boys were growing up. Maybe that's why Matt hates it so much--because he used to have an older brother who'd do it instead. Not that our front lawn is any indication that Marty enjoys mowing either. It's quite the little forest at the moment.
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