Good morning!

Up early this morning, and I feel good--it's only 8:45 am and already I've started the dishwasher, switched the laundry, and fed Maren. I'm waiting for it to be 9:00 am so that I can mow the lawn; I figure that's not so early that the neighbors will be cussing me, but I don't want to wait too long because it's supposed to be above 90 degrees today! I've never mowed a lawn before in my life so this will be a new adventure for me. I'm not even sure how to start the mower, so I think I may have to call my Dad to walk me through it. We have a teeny-tiny lawn, so I don't think it will be that hard. My greatest fear is chopping off my toes with the mower, but I put on my running shoes so at least now there are a few layers between the blades and my tootsies. I'll let you know how it goes. For now, I think I have enough time to run the vacuum and maybe even do the stairs. Sometimes this getting up early on a Saturday thing isn't so bad!