Victoria Day Weekend

Did you know that Victoria Day was started before Memorial Day? At least unofficially. Officially it was declared long after Memorial Day. Enough of sounding like a Social Studies teacher, time for the fun.

First of all, I have learned that as far as a child is concerned, if you give them a patch of lawn and call it a Dandelion Garden, when the dandelions spread, it means the garden has grown, not that everything outside the garden is considered weeds. Second, if you are in the habit of putting something at the top of the stairs to go to the basement later, don’t be surprised when your almost six year old puts your water cup at the top of the porch stairs, returns empty handed to say he’ll refill your water glass later.

I am not, however, the only one who had a learning experience regarding yard work. Apparently while Kidlet and I were out, Big Lug ran into one of our new casement style windows while mowing the lawn for the first time this year. I suspect what he had to say about that made it a good thing Kidlet and I had gone to pick up some groceries. When we returned, Big Lug had decided to postpone the front lawn until Monday due to spraying the dandelions and probably wanting to indulge his inner cave man. Trust a guy to want to burn dead wood and live juniper bush cuttings when it’s +25 outside and there is little cloud clover

Our Victoria Day dinner sort of embraced two family traditions: My family’s of having a barbecue, Big Lug’s of having beans with steak. The weather was perfect for lawn mowing, which Big Lug did. It was also perfect for trimming back juniper bushes. I decided not to add to the pile and focused more on housework. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Overall it was such a fun weekend; I have no regrets about staying home. I am thinking that next year we might brave the weather and go camping. At least next year we won’t have any extreme landscaping projects to do. If it wasn’t for the bylaws, I’d love to take a blowtorch to the juniper bushes. As it is, during the upcoming week I’ll probably have updates on my battle with them. God must be happy I am working on an intense project because there are many times I pray to him for patience, for calmness and the ability to know when I’ve have enough.

Proverbs 16:15 Slothfulness casts a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.