Thanksgiving

[mellybrelly]

Dinner turned out great, even Paxton loved it. The apple pie I made turned out more like a crisp than a pie (I switched to a different recipe), but it was pretty good. Actually Reagan made most of it. She measured all the ingredients, read the recipe, she even cut all the apples (after I peeled and cored them). I think she enjoyed herself.

Tim watched Paxton on the porch and I hauled branches for about half an hour. I managed to clean a lot of the yard and worked up a good sweat. A lot of those branches were like individual trees! It was nice to do the work, I felt like I needed to do something physical. I'll try to get out a few more times this week to finish it. We got a good price on the cutting of the trees, but that didn't include cleanup. Tim and I are talking about what would be worth the cost.. renting a chainsaw or buying a small one. We have a lot of branches that need to be cut smaller so we can sent them with our yard waste. We figure anything Billy or Dave (neighbours) want to cut up, they can have, since they both heat with wood. If they don't want it, craigslist it is.

We had a great weekend with Reagan. I went over her flashcards for math with her. Her attitude was awesome all weekend, she played with her brother and helped watch him when we needed. She did all her jobs plus some without complaining. She was just funny and sweet and silly. Made me sad for the weekend to end.

Comments

[vitainpalus.livejournal.com]

I am so glad you had such a good weekend after all the craziness in your life lately!

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! I agree.. I needed it.

[raenstorm.livejournal.com]

Aw, sounds perfect ♥

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

was a great day!

[msmcfeeley.livejournal.com]

haha you say 'even Paxton liked it' as if the kid is picky. LOL I didn't get that impression. hahah
Sounds like a great day for you guys. More like this, yes? :D
(p.s. if the neighbors use wood then wouldn't they have a chainsaw? Maybe you can work out a deal... lol chop it up and in exchange all the free wood they want)

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

He isn't a picky eater, but he goes through phases. Some nights he'll want only veggies, some nights the chicken is good too, he'll always eat potatoes. Tonight he ate it all EXCEPT the STUFFING. Weird child.

It was a good day..

I don't think I want to depend on the neighbours to cut up the branches, I could see them wanting to cut up the wood for themselves, but there's quite a few days of work there..

[drlori.livejournal.com]

You could borrow our chain saw.

[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that is an option too! The only thing that scares me about borrowing things is if they break, you know what I mean?