Brandt found a Sears flier on the floor this morning. There were mowers on the front page, but Brandt investigated further and found a whole page of lawn and garden equipment on sale from Friday through Sunday. His boyish imagination began to run wild. He came up with a cunning plan. We would form a crew and purchase the following:
This super hot 19.5HP riding lawn tractor and a two bin bagger attachment. As the crew chief, Brandt would drive this. We would also buy this 6.75 torque front drive propelled mower for those areas that Brandt couldn't get to easily on the riding mower. This would be Kent's job.
Lest you think this crew is an all-male endeavor, let me disabuse you. Blythe and I both have a job. Blythe would get to operate this hi-speed sweeper that picks up grass clippings, leaves, and lawn debris. Brandt does not realize this attaches to the riding lawn mower, but when I asked him if he was willing to let Blythe ride his mower he said, "No. Blythe get her own mower. A red one." At least he is not sexist in thinking she, as a girl, can't drive a riding mower. Anyway, here is her attachment.
I, too, get to use equipment. All small. I get to edge and trim with the following:
A weed whacker and a chain saw. Does it get any better than that? And does it get any better than having our not quite four-year-old come up with a plan, involving each member of the family having a vital part to play, each contributing and participating?
I told Kent this morning that I was going to sleep better at night knowing that we now have a fallback plan should things at Convergent Concrete Technologies go belly up. If Kent comes home one day without a job, we can always start a yard maintenance business with Brandt as our crew chief.
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