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November 12th, 2013

11/12/2013

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Confession: I don't ever rake my leaves. a) I think they look pretty, b) I like the sound of them crunching underneath my feet, and c) there is just so dang many of them. Oh, and I always miss the day when the city comes by and sucks them up with the giant leaf vacuum. But the other day I decided to rake them up, for the sole purpose of letting Ruby jump into the pile. I remember loving that as a kid and I wanted her to have the same experience. We have two oaks and a maple in our front yard so the pile was HUGE. When she got home from daycare she saw the pile and went right for it. Must be in a kids DNA to just know that you just jump right on in! 
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One of the great things about having a kid is that you have a perfectly good excuse to jump in the pile without the neighbors giving you funny looks : )
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leaves down the cleavage!
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She was just as excited about helping to clean the leaves up at the end. I hope that she's that happy about yard work in a few years. I'll happily pass the lawn mowing duties on to her!
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'Twas a good thing that I raked the pile when I did because the next day we had a little bit of snow! She digs that too. 
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Joann link
11/13/2013 03:44:31 am

Those pictures are wonderful! So sweet. We live in a relatively new area, so the trees don't shed much yet. I love leaves too and I never understand why they have to be raked. My sister has a ton of leaves though and she isn't so happy about it. ;)

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Amber
11/15/2013 09:16:55 am

Best. Mom. Ever.

I HATED raking leaves. I remember having to do it as a kid and inevitably you'd be filling a bag and shove your hand in a pile of dog crap. I never raked them as an adult and they were always gone by summer so what's the point? Plus they smell so good rotting ;)

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Laurie Appleby-Williams
11/17/2013 05:11:08 am

Exactly. What's the point? I figure Ill just let Mother Nature do her thing :)

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