Meet my new employee. He recently turned 18 and needed a summer job. But when you wait too long to start looking, those temporary summer jobs disappear. Hence, I struck a deal with this young man. I asked him if he'd like to work for me. I rattled off a laundry list of things that needed to be done around here and he agreed to them all. I was tickled!
I completely severed my ACL, in addition to tearing another ligament in the same knee back in April. I'm doing physical therapy and will have the surgery to fix these owies in the fall. Meantime, lots of stuff I normally take care of just isn't getting done. But that's about to change...because I have a summer help!
Today we worked in the sweltering heat FINALLY planting some summer flowers. I won't put in nearly what I typically do because of the watering restrictions in our area. Next, he'll begin mulching all the beds. And as an added bonus, did I mention he has his own pick up for hauling all the bedding plants and mulch? We even agreed that there would be no impatient looks while I was shopping and choosing which plants were coming home with us. All time on the road gathering supplies counted as paid working time. He liked that...
I'm also offering full health care & dental benefits. I even agreed to paying for all his meals, giving him room and board, and a lot of hugs and kisses.
Have you guessed? He's my son.
I'm so grateful for this time I get to spend with him.
Hope you're all getting to spend some time with those nearest and dearest to you as well!
xo
Sue
p.s. I'll show some of the fruits of our labor in the near future!
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