3.27.2009

Burnin' it baby.

Yesterday while my husband and two oldest kids were gone doing this...


The little girls and I were outside doing this...


It was the perfect day with lots of sunshine and minimal wind.
For the last few weeks I have been seeing spots of bright green trying to make its way past the dead brown leaves of last years overgrown plants.
So with gloved hands, we pulled away all the old dead stuff. I also pruned down roses. As we worked we made quite a pile of the old dead stuff. You know what else we added to the pile? Lots of these...


Tumbleweeds!
Oh how I love them.
My favorite is when I'm driving on a windy day in my big old Suburban.
I see it out of the corner of my eye, and it's a BIG one. YES! I hit it with my car...
or actually I guess it hits me.
Or sometimes the game is to dodge them. That's awesome too.
So these babies pile up here and there during the winter months. They blow in and get lodged in the rosebushes or against the fence.
Be careful, they are prickly!!

Trev and the kids returned around dinner time. Luckily they picked up some Mexican and we all scarfed it down. We then headed outside to dance around this...And with great satisfaction, we watched our beloved pile burn.
Our bodies weary, backs achy, it was time to turn in. But not before a few of us took a little dip in this...


A perfect day you say?
OH YEAH.
I'm ready for more.

7 comments:

donna said...

Sounds like you did have wonderful day. I really need to work in our yard. Bagley lawn game yesterday and mowed our yard. Spring is here.:) After we get back from Sunny CA, i will get busy in the yard and plant some flowers and do some spring cleaning inside as well.
Have a great Spring break.

Melanie Cain said...

Your posts always crack me up. I love you Shelli!

Leslie said...

You know how to live the good life in more ways then one! The man is the richest who's pleasures are the cheapest.

jharmon said...

Shell, you are such a wordsmith! I love the way you write your blog! Glad to see life is good!
love ya!

Malerie said...

I love that you love the little things in life :)

Team Pettijohn said...

As usual...I love reading your blog. I love how you word things and say what's on your mind. Thanks for helping me appreciate things I sometimes take for granted!

Tami said...

Looks like a perfect day! I love being out in my yard too. I love it that you spend so much time on your yard.. it always looks amazing and I get to enjoy it when I drive by! We love buring our tumble weeds too!