Don't make yourself crrr-azy, get some help

   I've been writing a lot lately about DMan and I moving, and WAB (what a blessing!) that we are finally all unpacked and settled in.  But we still had two things we wanted to do to make this house our home (even though we are only renting).  First, the mailbox was a square metal thing that was set in a bucket and held in place with rocks.  It only had a tiny "in" slot, and we had to open the back with a key to get our mail.  We couldn't receive anything bigger than an envelope and we couldn't mail anything out.  Our landlord said he would put in the new mailbox when it rained some and the ground softened up so he could dig out the broken post and install a new one.  With the kind of hot, dry summer we are having, we figured that could be fall or winter.  This was really driving DMan crazy, trying to figure out how to get us a regulation mailbox installed.
   Second, we had two partially dead cedar trees and three big old ugly shrubs out front that made the house look yucky and caused the siding to mold.  We didn't have the tools to tackle this kind of job, plus we couldn't fit all this stuff in my little Cavalier or DMan's Trailblazer to tote it off.  These unsightly blemishes on the front of our new place had been driving me crazy.
   So, we decided to pony up the cash, get some help and quit making ourselves crazy.  It was sooo worth it!  David Murphy, who runs Hoffman Pest Control (in Springfield) and sprayed the house for bugs before we moved in, has two teenage sons who do yard work and odd jobs.  Those are some beefy, hard-working boys!  They took out the bushes and trees, even whittled the stumps down to the ground, cleaned up the mess, dug out the old broken post (out of concrete, no less), and put the new mailbox in place for $125!!  I'm telling you, they were dirty and sweaty and had a trailer load of brush to haul off when they were finished.  We felt like we got a heck of a bargain for the fantastic job they did.  If yall need any yard work or odd jobs done, give David a call.  They'll do you right.
   Well, I'm headed out to Creekside Bistro & Bar in Galloway to hear Techs and the Roadies.  I've made it through my marathon week and deserve some wine, relaxation and good music.  Yall have a relaxing Saturday night and leave the crrr-azy for another day!