I knew it was coming. All of those leaves and all of those walnuts. Hundreds and hundreds of walnuts. Did you know that the kids love to smash walnuts on the driveway? Then those walnuts make big grease marks all over said driveway? Interesting....
Last week the collecting the nuts and working on the leaves started. I have a feeling that I will have to collect leaves and nuts everyday for the next billion years before they are actually all taken care of. Still, that doesn't mean that we can't have a little fun. Sometimes, being the house that all the kids like to hang out at has it's benefits. Those boys dug in a raced me to see who could fill up their bag with walnuts first. They kept yelling to each other that they had to work to play. That's right kiddos. Work to play. Except for Princess Fiona here. She seemed to miss that concept.
How can children have so much enthusiasm and excitement? I wish that I had one-tenth their energy. They run everywhere. If I tried that running thing, I would be flopping and jiggling and running out of breath. Do you think that they will still be excited about these leaves the 20th time we are bagging them up? I know that I will be. Hah!
Last week the collecting the nuts and working on the leaves started. I have a feeling that I will have to collect leaves and nuts everyday for the next billion years before they are actually all taken care of. Still, that doesn't mean that we can't have a little fun. Sometimes, being the house that all the kids like to hang out at has it's benefits. Those boys dug in a raced me to see who could fill up their bag with walnuts first. They kept yelling to each other that they had to work to play. That's right kiddos. Work to play. Except for Princess Fiona here. She seemed to miss that concept. Time to play!
How can children have so much enthusiasm and excitement? I wish that I had one-tenth their energy. They run everywhere. If I tried that running thing, I would be flopping and jiggling and running out of breath. Do you think that they will still be excited about these leaves the 20th time we are bagging them up? I know that I will be. Hah!
3 comments:
I'm a (little) bit jealous about all the leaves.. I miss my big tree! looks like the kids had a blast! thats what we USED to do in the front yard.....WHaaaaa!!!!!
Mmmmm, I love the smell of those walnuts.
We've totally given up on bagging the leaves. :-)
Way to use those neighborhood kids! Can't wait for my gilded walnut wreath!!!!
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