Friday the 13th

Never thought that I could break a mower...Guess what, I did....I had this wonderful schedule planned out and I was going to have just enough time to mow before having to pick Sam up from daycare. First of all, it was really hot on Friday. I got home and got to work weed eating. Maybe I am a perfectionist (one of my good friends jokes that I have OCD), but it takes me forever to weed eat. Once I finished with the weed eating, I was hot and tired, but still had to mow. Those of you that were out on Friday can sympathize with me on how hot it was. I thought that I was going to have heat stroke. Definitely feeling like an old mom...

Anyways, I got started with the mowing...Mind you, I usually enjoy mowing...Well, things went great for about three trips around the yard and then BAMMMM! Yes, that is what it sounded like. I thought that it had just died because the grass was high, so I tried to restart it. Needless to say, the mower wouldn't budge. So, I turned it up on the side. Careful to not spill the gasoline out. The blade was stuck on the outside of the bottom of the mower. I will try to get a picture of it, but at the time I was way too frustrated!!!!

I went into the garage and got out a rubber mallet to try and bang the blade back in place to no avail. I then tried to take the blade off. My husband must be He-Man because I couldn't get it to budge. Later my dad told me that it is not always "righty tighty, lefty loosey." Talk about a blow to a fundamental truth I believed in. Well, being the OCD that I am, I could not just quit on the lawn. I started calling around to find someone to loan me a mower. Bear in mind, I have no vehicle to tote a mower around in...Well, a very gracious neighbor (Stan & DeAnn) loaned me their mower to finish the job. SO, I trotted down the street to their house. Let me tell you, it is uphill both ways to and from their house. Talk about a workout. I finally finished the yard and I think it looks pretty good. Right in time for the rain on Saturday.