so the theme of "yardwork" continues. this weekend i attempted to remove a dead bush. i was pretty sure it was dead a few months ago, but i wanted to make sure it was really really dead.

saturday morning i meandered on over to the bush and started digging around it...only to realize that i had no clue how to go about removing a dead bush. it's bigger than a weed. i think it's like original equipment to the house...it's old and the root system is complicated. oh and there are bricks strategically placed around the base. i also know why it is dead and let's just throw that in the category of "nature is gross".

so, hours of sawing and digging later, i determine that i need power tools...and lunch. lunch is easy...no kids, i can do what i like (woot). but the power tools (and the person who knows how to use them) are in georgia. sigh... dad thinks he can come in a few weeks. i'm going to keep trying, though...cos that durn thing looks ridiculous!

kaely sang her first solo in church this morning. i cried. so proud of that kid! i need to edit out the end of what i recorded, though. as soon as she was done singing i kinda dropped the camera in my lap... it's a bit silly, but there i am.