Labor Day = A day of work...

Today being Labor day and the girls not having to go to school and Dan having it off as well, What could have been more fun then spending the day working in the yard???
Well, I can think of a few things like...

*Watching paint dry

*A visit to my O.B.

*Walking on broken glass

OR even,

*Plucking my nose hairs one hair at a time

BUT, we have played so hard this Summer and have always thought of excuses when it came to yard work, that Today, it had to be done!

See how the morning glory had taken over the flowers...

SO, with a little elbow grease and some good old hard work...

...TOGETHER we got the flowers looking good again.
(We had to bribe the kids with money for an upcoming trip, but hey, they were finally willing to help. Who said that a bribe here and there is a bad thing...)

We also worked in the back yard and got some of the planters around the trees cleaned as well, and yours truly even got the lawn mower out and took care of the grass. Yeah, you heard me right! I did it!

With the music cranked up in the garage and myself even breaking out a few dance moves, it was time to wash the cars.

Dan (with the help of C&C) got my car shinning and clean. I am sure it took Dan a little extra time to wash my car and got a bit more wet then usual, but hey, it was fun.

I love the sight of a clean washed car, that has to be one of my favorite things.

Well, after the kids watched Dan wash my "ride," they wanted to wash their own "rides". I guess with all this hard LABOR, they just didn't want to stop with all of this fun.
They kids did take pride in their work today and Dan and I were able to fill his truck bed with things to take to D.I. We both tackled the garage and finally got the side door area cleaned, where we can open and actually use the door...I know, impressive! (it was about time!)

As you can see, this LABOR DAY was a productive one for us and we are all proud of the hard work we did as a family, BUT I would have rather...
*Stubbed my toe and stepped on a nail
*Be chased by a robot who wants my brain
*Eat a bug on a stick
*Walk the plank off of a pirate ship
OR even,
*Be trapped in an elevator with singing munchkins
BUT, Hey, I guess I can't win them all and be too picky!
(Thank goodness this day comes only once a year)