What Is Your Favorite Garage Item?

I love working in the yard so this is an easy question for me to answer—my lawn mower! I enjoy cutting the grass and usually start cutting it in April and keep on through November. I used to have a gas mower, but when Karen’s dad died, we took his electric Neuton one and I like it. It is light weight, no cord to worry about and easy to start. It runs on battery which I recharge when I’m through cutting and uses a key to start it up.

There is an edger attachment that Karen tried using but it didn’t seem like it did much. The only goofy thing about it is that I am not supposed to go backwards with it. Sometimes I’ll forget and if Karen is watching, is quick to remind me. I really missed it when it wasn’t working. A small part broke that we finally got replaced once we found a service facility for this type of lawn mower in our area. At first, Karen thought the batteries were old so she ordered a new one—needlessly. She was not too happy about spending $90 for a battery we really didn’t need, but she was just trying to help.

I was without my lawn mower for about 8 weeks and had to keep borrowing from different neighbors. It was stressful and I hated having to bother my neighbors every week, but I can’t stand a ugly yard so really had no choice.

This is part of Mrs. 4444 Favorite Things link up. What’s your favorite garage item?

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Our Favorite Reads For June 2010

Gerard's favorite, of course, has to be Abby Finds A Good Home--From Death Row to Adoption. Since he already wrote his review on it, I just included the link.

Karen's favorite and Gerard's second favorite is House Rules by Jodi Picoult. Click on the link to read our review located on our new book blog, "Grab A Book From Our Stack." Take a look around while you are there and let us know what type books you like to read. It will help us know which reviews to post--between the two of us, we read pretty much everything except for fantasy and science fiction.

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My Top 10 Favorite Things

Starting out each day with a quiet time of prayer and Bible reading, having my own little worship time with God! James 1:17 says, Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variablenes, neither shadow of turning.




Being married to Gerard, Mr. Wonderful! (Click here for my post "I Married Mr. Wonderful"








Playing with and petting my cats (and other furry animals as well)!







Going to the zoo.








Blogging or playing video games or visiting my favorite sites on the computer!






Playing games--board games, card games, video games, tennis, softball, basketball, etc.!







Reading a good book in the main Cleveland Public Library garden on my lunch hour!







Teaching Sunday School!








Having a day with no plans at all but to just relax and do whatever I want whenever I want!






Watching Sunday afternoon football or a good movie!




What are your favorite things?