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Beware

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 9:57pm by Sarah O

Tags	kids, pruning
Topics	Landscaping

My son had a friend over to play yesterday.

How can I be kind about this?

The friend made some very "bad choices" in terms of his behavior.

Rather than lose my head (or take off his) I pulled the pruning shears from the shelves in the garage.

While the kids rode bikes, I took out my frustration on the boxwoods and other shrubbery that had grown rampantly out of control over the summer.

When it was lunchtime, I had 6 wagonloads of branches. And I was only about 1/3 of the way through.

Still, I was pleased with the start of the project, and it really WAS a good way to put my "bad" energy into a "good" cause.

Plus, the kids were outside in the fresh air, and that's always good.

I highly recommend it for any other Gardening Moms out there.

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