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Company came for the past weekend: Mike's sister, her husband, their son, and his girlfriend.  Family.

The guys came to work.  They put a new shower head in the bath, fixed one of the outside faucet handles, repaired the holes in the laundry room wall and mounted the new outlet for the dryer.  They fixed the flag on my mailbox that has been dangling since lat winter.  They not only changed the oil in the lawn tractor, they removed the battery for storage, sharpened the blades, and greased all the fittings.  Wow!

In the meantime, the girls played.  We went to a yoga class, cruised an antique shop, went to a poetry reading, drank wine, and talked.  Not a bad division of labor, was it not?

Family is the best company.

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  1. RianOctober 17, 2014 at 10:22 AM

    Great division of labor! Love it! Yes, Family is great company... especially one like yours.

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  2. MuffieOctober 17, 2014 at 10:35 AM

    Aren't you the lucky one to have folks step in to help with the chores. And, I agree, it was a good division!

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  3. TaborOctober 17, 2014 at 10:43 AM

    Oh wow. Let them know I am a reasonably good cook, live on the water and can loan several types of boats, and only an hour from many historic sites!!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2014 at 11:21 AM

    Sounds like a great division of labor to me!

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  5. JuneOctober 17, 2014 at 5:21 PM

    That sounds positively wonderful!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 17, 2014 at 5:48 PM

    Sounds good to me!

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  7. Arkansas PattiOctober 17, 2014 at 6:18 PM

    Kudos to them. Now that is how company ought to visit. My brother does all those small jobs for me when he visits.. Jobs that require some expertise but are too small to hire out. He is my favorite guest. Glad you have such cool family also.

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  8. UnknownOctober 17, 2014 at 6:23 PM

    Family IS the best! Sounds like they had a wonderful time working and you had an equally wonderful time relaxing! Family is the best!

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  9. BarbOctober 17, 2014 at 9:47 PM

    Mike is still looking out for you through his family! It is as it should be.

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  10. Granny AnnieOctober 18, 2014 at 6:56 AM

    What a blessed gathering:)

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  11. SakuOctober 18, 2014 at 4:41 PM

    Sounds like a great visit! The guys kept busy and the gals enjoyed themselves. Perfect!

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  12. SextantOctober 18, 2014 at 4:57 PM

    If I ever come to visit you, I am wearing a dress. Hmmm, yoga and poetry? Well maybe changing the oil in the tractor isn't so bad after all.

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  13. TomOctober 19, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    Send those guys over to my house, will you!?!

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  14. Jenn JilksOctober 20, 2014 at 4:43 PM

    What a special treat for you! They must love you muchly!

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