Shhhhhhh, don't tell Pam!

Our time up north just got a lot more exciting. Who'd ever think cutting the grass can be so much fun. I offered to cut Lee and Pam's grass while they were away. I also told Pam I wouldn't use her (yes her) new John Deere X300 lawn tractor. You see I don't think anyone else has been "allowed" to drive it. Pam wouldn't even let Lee back it off his pick-up when he brought it home for her! So, I trimmed and cut a portion of their lawn with their (ugh) walk behind power mower but each time I passed the garage door, I couldn't help looking at that sweet looking "green" machine just sitting there. I confess, I put the power mower in the shed and made a bee-line for the garage... and Pam's tractor.
What a beauty! Once I figured out how to work all the pedals and "safety" switches, I started it up and made my way to the lawn. It purred over the lawn cutting with scissor precision and I was lovin' it!
After cleaning it up to "hide the evidence" I just couldn't bring myself to park it without seeing what this beauty can do. I "tweaked" it and headed for the local Lawn Tractor Pull!

All I can say is WOW......

Oh man, there ain't nothin' like it! What a ride.

(Yep, that's your's truly at the controls!)

Whew, I got Pam's pride and joy all cleaned up (again) and put it back into its "parking spot" like it was never touched. ....as they say, "Nothing Runs Like a Deere."

I needed a change of pace after all that excitement so we were looking forward to an evening with friends Laura and Chuck's (park owners of our home in NH) house for pizza and some visiting with their family. We got to catch up with Chuck and Michelle (their son and daughter-in-law) and their son, Ian, and Heather (their daughter) and her daughter, Brooklyn. To say the least Ian and Brooklyn are the "light" in Laura and Chuck's eyes. We had a very special evening with them.

Ian, is the little boy who drives his Granpa "Umpa's" construction equipment. Well, he's recently set his sight on BMX riding. He's jumping and riding over any hill or whatever he can find on their property.

Tonight was a very special night. Just ask "Umpa!"