Blown down maple tree

Yesterday, we had quiet a mess to clean up. A storm blew over one of our huge trees. Mark was excited to use his chainsaw.

Austin loved swinging on the tree limbs like vines. Jay was climbing on everything!

Jay & Tate are my Tarzans! They had a blast climbing up & down the big branches. Tate got a little scared because the branches were vibrating. Mark was cutting neer the branches he was sitting on. Jay loved it!

We had all three boys working to get the limbs to the curb. It took forever! Tate gave up & went inside. Jay lasted a little longer. Austin was a maniac! He stayed out as long as Mark & I did. He had a rope that he'd tie onto branches & tie the other end to himself. He drug the branches that way. He called it his invention.

Mark & his favorite toy! He loves that he has his own chainsaw. It's really come in handy! After hurricane Katrina, we had a huge oak tree come down. Mark put a lot of time on it then. This tree wasn't as bad as that, but he sure had a lot of fun doing this maple.

5/26/08 Jay wants $$$

Jay was asking what he could do to earn some money. I told him that I used to mow the yard for $20. He jumped up & was so excited! $20 seems like a lot of money & cutting the grass is a piece of cake! So he thought! LOL

He thought about settling for $10 when he was halfway done, but after a few breaks, he completed the whole yard! Way to go , Jay! He's now $20 richer.