We have had two young families move onto the block in the last year ~
(YEAH WE HAVE BEEN HERE A YEAR)
and both have OTHER people come and do their yard work.
I am not sure what I truly think about this...
I find it a little disturbing because as a kid, we worked together as a family on the yard. I learned how to work early on, and then had mowing the lawn as a chore I was responsible for. I think this was one of the many things my parents taught me to help form me into a better person. Which leads me to think the kids on this block are never going to get the good feeling I did in working to make our house a home...
I also find it a little liberating for those that take advantage of having someone else do it. I know how busy life can get, and paying someone else to do the yard work is just one less thing they have on their plate. Honestly, I don't think we would pay anyone else to do our yard work even if we had the money because I am SO old school that it is our job... PLUS let's be honest I am CHEAP!!
I am a little sad because my kids won't be able to make money like I did as a kid walking door to door and offering to mow the lawn... My older sister, Myself and a friend were mowing machines!! haha!
I am in NO way judging the people on my block. I am friends with most of them, it's just that I now realized Matt and I are behind the times doing our own yard work... not that I think it will change...
2 comments:
Let Matt know that I will never let him live it down if I find out that he is paying someone to do his yard work. (Unless it is a scout or sports fundraiser)Love you guys!
Brian does our yardwork and doesn't mind it so even IF we had extra $ he would probably rather spend it on something else. Most of the people around here do their own lawns but there is a boy in our ward that makes some $ mowing lawns in our neighborhood. I never really mowed the lawn, it was normally someone elses job but I do remeber raking leaves. The trees in our area arn't really big enough to have to rake leaves yet though but I can find plenty of indoor chores for the kids to do;)
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