Fall Cleanup

I dread this time of year, at least as long as we'll be living here. Spring and Fall lawn cleanup is not just a chore, it's tribulation, a burden, an unholy mess. I counted 17 pine and oak trees on our property in the middle of the yard. This doesn't include the countless trees that line our property that also litter their needles and leaves all over. We fill up at least 50 30-gallon lawn bags each season. We have hired help three times and had some help last fall from Jack's family while we were in the hospital with newborn Evan. We tackled the lawn from hades this weekend. It was a gorgeous weekend, upper 50's and sunny. We had a little hired help for a few hours each day and managed to fill 52 lawn bags. And there's still more to do. *sigh* At least Evan played outside for some of it!