Be Good To Her....

Today I was outside helping Robert with the yard work. He has bad allergies and usually only runs the weed-eater and the edger, I do the rest. Now, to be fair, I will say that I love to do yard work, especially riding the lawn mower. But I hate to use the weed-eater. My arms shake for the rest of the day and I can't even hold a drink. Anyway, this particular day, he decided that he would ride the lawn mower. So, I'm out at the street blowing the trash off of the curb when a neighbor we've never met, who is going for a walk, stops and says "Are you a nurse?" I said "No sir." He said "But you are a worker?" To that I responded "Yes sir." And he looked at Robert and said "And he's a rider!"

I got the biggest laugh out of that. I don't know if this was the only day that he had seen me working, or if he had noticed me throughout the summer, drowning in sweat to get those flower beds just the way I wanted them. Either way, he really made my day.

A few minutes later, as he walked back up the road towards his home he saw that Robert had gotten off of the lawn mower. He walked over to him and said "After this, I'll get out of your life, but I just wanted to tell you, she's a keeper. You better be good to her. She's one of a kind!" and with that he walked away. It's amazing how a simple compliment from a total stranger can make your day brighter!