Monday, April 17, 2006 - "Don't Throw Rocks in the Yard!"
Growing up I heard that said a million times every summer.
My Gramma would shout at us on a daily basis to not throw rocks from the driveway into the yard because when she mowed the lawnmower would hit them. We would lay off for a bit, but then it seems we always got right back into them. I don't know why...there was just some strange appeal there.
Despite all her warnings and worries, no rocks were ever hit by her lawnmower as far as I know.
As a parent, I find myself hollering about driveway rocks being toted into our yard as well. It's my job right? My poor husband has fits about finding rocks in our yard on a weekly basis. Despite that I never found it all that big a deal, I back him because that's what a wife does...though secretly I would feel bad for having spoiled the children's fun. l;asdkfj al;sjkdf!! (thanks for that Amy!)
Yesterday all of my Gramma's and dh's warnings gained a new respect in this house.
My dh was out mowing the lawn for the first time this year and apperantly there was a larger than usual surplus of driveway rock in our yard. Our poor mower is old and pretty well "jerry-rigged" to the point of being LOUD. Not normal lawnmower loud, but LOUD!! I couldn't hear a thing over the noise of it. Then it just stopped...
I was back here in our classroom random blog reading (my newest love) when I heard my dh say, "Uh, honey, I think you should see this...".
He sounded so strange that I rushed to see what "this" was.
Oh, my gracious!
The lawnmower had picked up a small rock in the yard and thrown it into our sliding glass doors leading into our kitchen on the side of our house. Shattered! (Thankfully it only penetrated the first of the double pained glass, so we can wait for payday to replace it.) It was an amazing sight and sound. It looked like the finest lace design you can imagine and it was changing by the second. The sound was like that of a steady sleet on your window. There was a tiny fly spider in the middle of it wondering which way to go. every time he moved, the glass would crack more around him...
I took pictures, if they turn out well I will edit this to add them when they are developed.
My children were in amazement! We all were. James kept repeating, " Dad, we...are...SO...sorry...", and the girls just nodded in agreement. I was, for once, speechless. George wasn't angry in the least. He seemed grateful that it wasn't any worse and thankful no one was hurt. He also seemed pretty pleased with himself to have finally gotten his point across to us all.
I'm looking at it as an oppotunity to maybe get the french doors that I have always wanted!
al;skjdfalsdkfj al;skjfl (laughing for those that may be confused) l;askja;lsk!
Maybe this is a blessing in disguise?!
The moral to my story, kids, is:
Listen to your Gramma!
or
People with sliding glass doors shouldn't throw stones...
al;skdjf al;skjf 'sdfl;jk !!!
Comments
Monday, April 17, 2006 - Another Random Blogger here...
Posted by Wow! I am glad no one was hurt, too. I often worry about that when I can't avoid mowing over wood chips that might fly. My son frequently pulls rocks out of the corner rock pile. I constantly am chucking them back into the corner as often as I find them.
I am hope your insurance covers replacement of your glass door!
Diana
Edited by DMalament on Monday, April 17, 2006 at 9:06 PM
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by weareqf
We live in the rocky Ozarks and rocks in our yard are just a fact of life. One year my dh was mowing the lawn and ended up sending a rock through our van's side window which cost us almost a $1000!! I'm just glad that no one was hurt! :-)
p.s. Thanks for visiting my blog and I'm adding you to my friends list too. You have such a beautiful family--I just love all that red hair!! :-)
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - ACK!!
Posted by LittleEblingsAcademy
I always thought that the whole rock thing was silly, myself... but now I know! My kids better not EVER throw a rock into the grass!!
(I think I was too scared to throw a rock into the grass as a kid - my mom would've come unglued!!!)
Hope your glass wasn't too expensive to replace. My sister-in-law owns a glass company so we are pretty lucky - if you can be lucky - when we have glass accidents.
Blessings! ~Beckie
