Wives Bring Balance to Life

Thanks auntie Cathy for sharing this photo...I feel like this right now. Seriously. In more ways than one. I would like to lose some weight - especially so I can fit in the dres I need to wear for my Brother's wedding...but also becasue my sweet hubby is half my size, though taller...I'll post pictures of the dress later, but also because where would our husbands be without us? Up a creek - Up a tree, and in Ryan's case, he'd still be in a tree. Yes, you read that right.

To make a long story short, he and his mom wanted these trees gone from the backyard, and myself and his dad said, "Um - Why don't we hire someone to take these huge trees down?" Ryan replied, "I took down the other six trees just before we met - I am pretty confident I can do these, too." (I agree - he's buff, and very competent, I just don't think hacking at a tree with a chainsaw, a hatchet and some rope is the smartest idea...unless you're like fourteen and extremely bored.)

Tonight ended in his dad calling a company to come asap to take down a tree that Ryan has been working on for two days (today and all last Saturday) (It really isn't Ryan's fault - the tree was a beast to cut, the wood is hard and there's like 14 powerlines running through the yard - okay, five. But STILL!!!!) Anyways, he's way discouraged, as is his mom, but his dad and I are quite relieved to say the least, that professionals, with the right tools, will be able to take the rest of the trees down...if the storm tonight doesn't beat them to it.