20100523 Such Wonderful Family to have when I'm down

May 21-3, Fran Dan and the boys came over; I'm out of commission with my back, they mowed and Monica and Fran did the shrubs (sorry Fran, I never got a photo of that) and they all opened the pool so we could at least start the chlorine going as the weather heats up (it's Wed 5/26 and 96 degrees today-blech)

Rollin' rollin' rollin' keep them blades a-rollin

Even James from next door came to help Dan and Fran take off the cover (most assuredly the hardest part of the whole process)

Unfortunately I did not get photos of Dan have *WAY* too much fun using the pressure washer to clean off the cove before hanging to dry and folding.

And there was much feasting...

And Monica's mentor is a pastry chef

Proud parents and mentor. Monica's really holding me up. Really.

20100523 They're talking...about me?

So I have a bad back but I head to church for Confirmation Sunday anyway and those darned bell ringer type folks are talking and joking about something.

Without me.

I think about me.

What do you think?

20100512 What do you get when you...

What do you get when you dig 5 wheelbarrow fulls of dirt to "trim" the edge of a flower garden across the front and side of your house, when combined with moving 10 church pews 16' long weighing as if full of parishoners, when combined with moving the logs created when cutting down two 40' trees and one 70' tree?

In my case, you get:

"Involvement between L3-4 and L4-5"

And you are flat out for the count, making goo goo eyes at a jug of Percoset and Cyclobenzadrine

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