Mowing the lawn

My favorite chore by far is mowing the lawn! We have a riding mower and a very large yard and I love mowing!

It surely isn't as much work as pushing a mower would be, but I am certain it burns a few calories.

I think I like it so much for a few reasons. I get to work outside, I can see the work I accomplished, it stays mowed for a few days at least, and it looks nice when I am all done. I don't get the same thing from say, doing the dishes. With the dishes, as soon as I think I'm done, I find more. They don't stay done for more than a few minutes, or if I am lucky, a few hours, and although I have a small window by the sink, I cannot see anything outside.

I probably won't have many more opportunities to mow this year. Mowing season around here is usually April to September. Maybe once in March, maybe once in October. I think last year I mowed once in September and that was it for the year. I think it has rained a lot more this year though, so perhaps I'll get to mow a bit longer this year, we'll see.

Sometimes I cut patterns in the grass before I mow it all down. I like doing things like that. I don't always mow the same patterns, sometimes I'll mow certain patches, and other times I'll just mow near the house. I like mowing the grass really short so that when I walk barefoot in the yard the grass doesn't make my ankles itch, I hate that!

Michael and Gideon are both big enough to mow now, but I won't let them. Just because its my favorite job! They can do some of the other chores that I don't like as much. LOL, hey, I'm the momma, I can do that, right? I do let them mow sometimes, just not most of the time.