As you may know the taskof leaf removable is very stressful to me. I just don't possess the talent or tools to take care of the vast population of leaves that jump to their death in my yard. We were fortunate enough to borrow some leaf blowers and Alex and I spent a good deal of time outside on Friday trying to gently coax the leaves to the wooded areas that border our yard. We went inside weary, but feeling like we had made a dent. Enter the Nor'easter of this past weekend. I looked outside on Sunday to see that it almost didn't look as if we had done anything. It was very disheartening to me.
I arrived home from work today to find that Alex had been outside almost since he had arrived home trying to put those darn leaves back in their place, That little bit of help from him made all the difference in how I was feeling about the task of removing the leaves. I joined in and by the time we went inside, we both felt like we had really accomplished something and the rest of the task is able to be done.
Sometimes, all you need is someone to give you a little help....to be in it with you....and the workload suddenly seems lighter.....and for that help to come unexpected from a teenager who usually needs to be begged and cajoled....well let's just say that doubled the blessing!!
“I wished for someone to hold me up. Suddenly someone was there.”
~ Christie Watson
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