I used to tell my girls that the reason I had kids was so they could do the work around the house. You know — laundry, house cleaning, cooking, normal “house” stuff.

Even back before cell phones (yes, there WAS a world before cell phones), once they started driving, they were tasked with errand running. My errands, not theirs.

Now that my children are grown, having kids has gotten even BETTER. They have spouses or significant others or men folk in their lives that can come WITH them to Mom’s house to do the chores!  Life is REALLY good!

And so it was that today I was graced with the presence of DD#1 and her DH who pitched in their time and power tool know-how to get rid of the unsightly lumber junk pile that was created when we tore our some wierdness left by the prior owner!

Mandy wields a mean crowbar (notice unsightly pile at bottom of picture, and small pile of wood in back of picture – we’ll come back to this.)

Bo was the steady hand on the circular saw.  The saw was a birthday gift to me from The Welder, but I haven’t been properly trained on it yet, so it was necessary to bring in an expert.

And in the end, there was a much smaller pile of remnants that I need to get rid of, and a wonderfully tall pile of useable wood!

Child labor — it’s a good thing!