A Busy Saturday

Early Saturday morning I found myself working in my yard, anxious to get caught up on some yardwork that had either been neglected or put off due to broken water lines. Having a list of things to do I went to work and as I worked I found my mind thinking back to my grandparents. What triggered these thoughts were the yellow decorations found all over the grass staring at me as if taunting me and my green thumb. Luckily I thought of my Grandpa Swenson who ever since I can remember always had a green lawn and a dandylion wouldn't dare sprout up on one of Grandpa Swenson's lawns. I thought of the hours he must have spent scouring the lawn and taking great care of his lawn. Surely the sight that was before my eyes could have been discouraging when compared with Grandpa Swenson but instead I thought of how I want to be more like him with his attention to detail and love for work.

My next project was planting my garden. Thoughts of last years experiment gone bad crept into my mind as I could picture once again corn growing half its size, and lettuce growing in our lawn and not to mention the zucchini and squash that wouldn't stop growing no matter what we did. Avoiding more heartwrenching discouragement I decided to think of my Grandpa Esplin who was a master gardener. I thought of the time he must of spent in that garden weeding and nourishing and cultivating crops. My dad often speaks of the memories he had with his dad in the garden and as this thought crossed my mind I wondered what he might think of the garden I was growing. It is my hope that he is smiling down on this garden spot that is not much to look at but is an attempt to remember and carry on what he loved so much. If it so happens that something actually grows than I will surely know that Grandpa must be watching over us.

And so among all of the projects accomplished on this Saturday, from mowing the lawn, planting the garden, organizing the shed, and the weeding, I did find time to spend some time with my Grandpas. It sure was time worth spent.