I miss getting dirty

Hello oh great bear. Your presence is greatly missed!

I thrive on physical labor and maybe that's why I'm all out of sorts this year. I too miss the days of riding on a tractor, but that was my last year of high school when I helped my dad farm. So much peace sitting on a tractor cultivating or rotatary hoeing a field. Last time I was in a tractor was about 9 years ago when I brought ground feed down to the cattle. I have to admit that I love our loader, well the old one anyway. I could get lost of hours pushing trees and leveling things. Our new loader is all hydraulics and it’s all levers.

I agree there is a lot to be said about accomplishing something after a hard days work.

Yes, the loader is loads of fun (excuse the bad pun!) I'm pushed down many a tree!

Heehee, that's a good one! I used it mostly for leveling dirty and moving dirt. I've buildt up landscaping, made a 2 foot hump, if you will, and added stones into it. Helps as a snow break in the winter, home of a ground cover flower in the summer.

Yes, fresh veggies are nice too, makingpots. I have not been a very successful gardener, but there are some vegetables that I do miss that resulted from being planted by my own hand.

I hope you find the pleasure feeling like that again soon. I think sometimes we do scrafic what our own interests are because or lifes takes us different places. Some 13 years ago I grew or made almost everything that my children ate because my son had food allergies. It was a lot of work, but I do miss those days.

I do too Rozie. I admit that I stay in during the hours of noon and 4 because the sun is too intense for me the older I get. I don't mind the heat too much, but the sun is just too intense.

There were a lot of things stopping me and I'm married to one of them! He's dug up most of our yard and I'm still trying to deal with that, plus we had so much tree damage from ice last winter that there is a lot of clean up that needs to be done. Then wind storms and just keeping on top of that with mowing and chopping weeds, a garden just would have been too much.

I agree. I had a weed free patch and them the old man put manure from the cattle yard in it. It was so bad that I just gave up. That was several years ago that he that. Told him I'd divorce him if he did it again. LOL!

I would have to divorce myself LJ, as it was me who used the manure. hehe

Oops! Well then, guess that's a learning experience then.

Heehee, after this response, I see you didn't read the discussion then!

I was a big DR Who fan in the 80's. I think that was the original one? All other life stopped when that show was on.

I'm so happy for you X. I know before I married my last husband, I worked 2 jobs, some summers 3. Now I'm at a point to take a step back and be a mom. I just want this time with my children before they're all grown up and move away.

A green thumb is hard to cure, even when you live in an apparement. I'm glad he has an outlet to get his hands dirty. I moved off the farm and into one of the biggest cities of our state - talk about culture shock - that lasted about 3 months and I gradually filtered back down to where my heart is.

I hear you. I missed those days too when I lived in the city and then a smaller town (25,000). After my son was born it was time to get back to the country roots. I'm very thankful for my little farm place, even if I'm not gardening on it.

You know your response about being on your knees and then now relying on electric toys could bring this into a whole nother direction Spark. Hope your new toys are working for you.

I was given a edge trimmer for mothers day several years ago, but hubby took it with him to edge round the corn bins and I haven't seen it since - that was 3 years ago.

LOL Hey new toys are exactly the direction my mind was going in this post too! lolxxx

Hee, I'd say - see Spark's response, I don't know if that was intentional or now, but it sure could take a turn there!

I know about limitations. I've had surgery before and then had to go under again the next morning. When I was released they told me I couldn't do anything. It was all very frustration so my heart is with you. I think the most devastating thing is not being able to pull my children up on my lap or pick them up and hug them. They were 4-1/2 and 3-1/2 at the time.

LOL Sparks response was classic - I bet she planned it that way!

I am so sorry that you had such a bad time of it lj and I know how awful it is not to be able to lift or have your kids on your knees. Even though my youngest is 6 she is still very cuddly and affectionate - in fact so is my 14 year old, all 6 ft 1 inches of him! I really have to try and not let them see that their hugs are hurting me! xxx

You know someone said here that I'd just love you once I met you and you know, I think that regardless of what you can or can not do, regardless if those hugs are uncomfortable, I bet you're children see nothing but love radiate from you. I hope you're enjoying your quiet time, even if you miss them!

Thanks lj! My kids know no matter what they can come to me and tell me what is going on and I will give them my best advice and all my love! My quiet time comes to an end in a matter of hours and I can't wait! lol Hugs xxx

What a dirty mind mummymo.
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LOl I love having a dirty mind AGB - it livens up a dull life! xxx