The Saturday 7

1. This week Justin worked out of town Monday through Friday. He had to work 10 hour days, but then he got to go back to a hotel room all by himself, watch what he wanted on TV with no interruptions, and go out to eat for every meal. I was so jealous. 2. In his absence, we stayed busy as usual. I decided to surprise him by doing some yardwork. My housekeeping skills are strictly indoors. I have never mowed the lawn. I do not garden or landscape or hang baskets of flowers on my front porch (mostly because I don't have a front porch). So it was a pretty big deal that I took it upon myself to pull the weeds out of our driveway and rake ankle-deep leaves that have been sitting between the driveway and the house for a year. Of course it was wicked hot all week, so we just did it in short bursts in the morning and evening when it was cooler. Levi helped me rake and fill leaf bags. And the girls pulled tons of weeds. I, of course, have been sore for days and remembered why I stay inside....