Rrrrrright...like you're going to see ME run 26 miles for no particular reason.
This is a different kind of marathon.
This one involves completing a list of several 'honey do' projects, while the other 'honey' is in Virginia on business.
This can be a bit of a challenge, especially when you have a soon-to-be two-year-old daughter under your feet demanding Daddy's undivided attention.
So, I enlisted the help of my younger brother Heath, who, as a self-employed computer whiz, sets his own hours.
He was only too happy to oblige after I assured him there would be no dirty demolition work like when we remodeled the one bathroom.
I don't think any amount of money would have enticed him back for a second round of that.
But with both of us working (OK, with him working and me helping only after getting Savannah off to bed), we did as much together as the remaining daylight would allow, and from Tuesday to the time Margie returned home Friday night, we had the grass mowed, hedges trimmed, two out-of-control rhododendron bushes tamed to some sembalance of order, a mini-patio laid for the fire pit, the Intex pool cleaned, an unwanted bathroom vanity in the basement cleared out, an erosion-worn gully near the driveway resodded and reseeded, weeds cleared from the side and back of the house, as well as the driveway, and two ceiling fans put up.
Margie was pleased, to say the least. One thing I didn't want to do was spend our entire summer doing outdoor chores, since we have so few good weekends during the summer in western Pennsylvania to have fun with. And I want to make the most of them.
The last thing I want to do in this life is forget how to kick back, relax, and enjoy life when I have the opportunity to do so.
TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: The Second Time Around
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