This morning the boys helped me with morning chores. Most of the time Gramma beats us to it, but today we were able to get outside nice and early thanks to the beautiful weather! Ollie dumped a few buckets of chicken feed into the laying hens and Finley fed the meat birds. When we finished we went outside to watch the chickens run around the grass.
While Sawyer napped, I joined my parents in the garden to help with the weeding. I worked away on the North East corner all morning long. When it got really hot, I slipped out of my rubber boots and let my bare feet sink into the black garden soil. By the time I had finished my knees were dirty, my finger nails were black, and my legs and back were aching. It felt so good though to visibly accomplish something. Sometimes when you're in the throws of motherhood it can seem as though you aren't accomplishing much during the day. The dishes get washed and then dirty ones get thrown right back in the sink. The floor gets mopped and then someone runs through the kitchen with food. At least when I had finished pulling weeds, it looked clean!
Finley and Oliver played so well today! I loved looking over at them walking around the acreage hand in hand in a world of make-believe. As the sun became hotter we retreated to the deck for a glass of rhubarb slush to cool us off. I opened the windows on the shady side of the house and Ollie quickly fell asleep as a gentle breeze blew through his room. These days I am enjoying the smell of freshly mowed grass, sleeping beneath blankets that have been hung outside to dry, and evenings spent at the lake with family!
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