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Catching Up on the To-Do List

John has the day off today, and this morning he said, "We should make a list."  Woo hoo!  Call me crazy, but I love getting projects knocked off the to-do list.  Of course, it really isn't fair to John, because while I am doing the "how many people does it take" tasks, such as changing light bulbs,


John is tackling the manly jobs.  He scaled the ladder to prune a tree,


and now he's off to the local home improvement store to get supplies to add another sprinkler line.


Meanwhile, though, I did fill up the bird feeder.  I almost hate to do that, though, because we're beginning to see the food chain at work in our own backyard:


Thankful thought:  As always, thanks to John!  Thanks also for the nothing-planned days that give us the freedom to accomplish miscellaneous jobs.

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  1. I love days like that too. Unfortunately, they don't come very often.

    Love your inspiring blog Kristi. You keep me being thankful.

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