The joys of homeownership

We've been homeowners now for 12 years. This is our second home. What we learned from our first home was that neither the Chief nor I want a huge lawn. So, with the second home, we got a bigger home, with a smaller lot, and if we are being honest here, also a slightly larger mortgage payment. I think we have .21 acres now, and that includes the house, and the large driveway, and the patio we put in, so really NOT that much grass, yet, it's Saturday, and summer, so that means mowing the lawn, along with edging, and weeding, and spraying and on and on and on. Our 12 year old lawnmower decided he wants to be in the retirement home and is just 3 lawn mowings away from giving up the ghost, I think. So, we decided to buy a new mower before Mr. Toro went to the lawn mower cemetery. Just what I want to do: pluck down a large sum of geld for a new Mr. Troy Bilt. But alas, the grass keeps getting longer, so that's exactly what the Chief and I did on our date last night. 

And you know what? Mr. Troy Bilt on his first run out, got all choked up and needs a break and he hasn't even finished the park strip! Could he be a lemon? I have threatened to march him back to Lowe's and give one of his brother's a chance to prove himself. We shall see.

But on a positive note, as soon as the Chief and Mr. Troy Bilt finish up with their exercise, the Chief and I get a real date that doesn't involve shopping for a new lawnmower! But when we come home, we'll be sure to glance at the lawn and appreciate that we have a lawn and a home to come home to!