fall break: day five

Imagine you are a small boy.  It's Friday, late morning, and your dad has taken the day off work.  A giant dump truck appears on your street, stopping directly in front of YOUR house.  Your parents scurry you out of the way as the truck "beep beep"'s its way into your driveway, and then drops an enormous pile of dirt.  Brother beats you to the top, and by the time you catch up he reaches to wrestle you down the dirt. THIS is the high life.

One huge pile of dirt from Dad outdoes an entire week of planned fun from Mom.  Irrevocably confirming Papa's longheld theory about the best toy in the world.  I'm definitely a believer.

Tomorrow's agenda:  500 wheelbarrow loads to the backyard.  And lots of cursing.  The little boys may be excited about the pile, but the big boy only sees work.

The big girl?  Well, she sees a garden.  

Special thanks to SDC for dirt.  Super special thanks to Jim for labor.  As he was carving away at the pile tonight, I yelled out a "do you love me?", half expecting him to simply flip me off (just keeping it real).  He didn't smile, but did reply with:  "a ton"...then smartly corrected himself:  "many yards".  Because that's how you measure dirt.  And I'm proud to be an Eight Yard Wife. 

Comments

[Neighbor Jane Payne]

What a cute post, Amy. And it's all so true. You have such a good style, I love to read it.

[Tiffany]

A load of dirt! What lucky boys!

I remember toting wheelbarrows of sand and stuff back to the backyard. Great childhood memory--your boys just need to be a little bigger to be allowed to "help" more!

[Shanon]

Ha ha that is cute!

[Kelly]

Even without the photo, I could envision this entire post in my head. Loved it! I hope your garden is a lovely addition to your yard! Can't wait to see what you'll grow.

[michelle]

Oh, I love this post! Every bit of it.

[April]

Me too...loved it. Especially the bit about flipping you off and Jim's clever response. Can't wait to see that garden!

[Rachel]

LOVE that picture and isn't that the truth? Hyrum's favorite past time is out back digging. Imagine having a brother to do it with him and he just might never come down from the cloud he is on.

And that last line cracked me up "And I'm proud to be an Eight Cow Wife." So great!

[Michelle M]

This is a great post! I need all of the isnpiration I can get, to get going on our garden. P.S. I like the photos of your day at Schnep's farm. I agree...it was a warm one!

[cyndee]

What about the old grandma shoveling dirt with an ill-formed shovel? I think I should get a tiny bit of credit toward a carrot or two.

[kim sue]

"eight yard wife"....love it!

[jenny c.]

So many great photos. I actually thought about going to Schnepts farm last week for the break but couldn't get anyone to go with me. Loved catching up with you :)

[Erin]

Amy...I am in love with the name sign that you made for Amy last Pink Christmas. Could you teach me via email to make one with my own child's name. I'm not sure how hard it is or where you purchased your materials, but I think that the Gracie sign is the cutest thing that I have ever seen. If you have time, I'd love to have you explain how to do it to me.

Thanks,

erin

[Megan]

Why so much dirt for a garden? I'm trying to make this work in my head, and it's not, but my head is broken lately, so not surprising.
Your week with your boys is so darn cute and fun, I was getting all choked up and sentimental with each new day and activity. Wish I could be there!

[carlo]

fun stuff indeed! can't wait to see your garden