About a week after school got out, we had a storm. It wasn’t really that bad, that I remember, but as I sat in the house, I heard a loud noise.
When I got up to check it out, I saw this…
Yep. That’s my tree, and that’s my fence.
It looked as though the tree had been thrown through the fence.
We’ve had a problem with our trees the last couple of years. I don’t know if they have a virus, but they are slowly dying. Large branches fall nearly every time it storms. That’s why I wasn’t initially concerned about the loud noise.
Ha!
Now, you know I’ve been working out with weights for about two months. I thought I could move that tree out of the yard.
If you heard thunder just now, that may have been the universe laughing at my stupidity.
heehee
We needed a chainsaw.
The teacher who has a classroom beside me saw the picture I posted on Facebook and offered her husband’s services. He would bring his chainsaw.
I was all about that! I didn’t want the Mr. to have another excuse to make a purchase at Home Depot and, possibly, hurt himself.
She came the next day, bringing her husband and her young son, and they got right to work.
What a sweet family! Not only did he cut my tree into chunks, but he climbed over the fence into the neighbor’s yard, with the neighbor’s permission, and fixed the sprinkler head that my tree had broken when limbs had fallen on it.
It was such a humid day, which made the job a little tougher. I was even more grateful for my friend’s generosity.
They left, and I began clearing the debris.
Oh word, but trees weigh a LOT!!! I should have taken pictures of the chunks. I guess I forgot. Some, I was able to carry in my arms. A few, I had to turn, end over end. I was reminded of tire turning exercises that athletes do to get stronger.
Now, you know I’m all about my blog, even when I’m not exactly blogging regularly (cough, cough).
I set up my phone and recorded one of my trunk-turning trips across the yard.
Oh yeah. I was wearing my heart rate monitor and saw, afterward, how many calories I burned doing this. It was major, y’all.
I think I may have just created a new form of exercise. Who needs a fancy gym?!
My efforts were worth it. My yard was clean by the time the Mr. got home.
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