Mowing the lawn

Those of you that know my husband know that he is a little bit OCD at times. He used to be ALOT OCD but ever since we got married he toned down his ocdness quite a bit. Now we just like to say that he is very neat and clean and likes things organized and tidy- ohh and the folding of his underwear and t shirts a certain way??? He got over that REAL quick after the wedding.. :o) Anyhow.... I think I have mentioned before that when we bought our house in Dec he quickly informed me he that he hates yard work, mowing, landscaping- anything like that- he would much rather be in his workshop playing with his "manly" tools that have names like compound miter saw and air compressor or nail gun. Tools that cost alot, weigh alot and make alot of noise. He regularly checks the Sears, Home Depot and Lowes ads for sales of tools that he "needs" but that is a whole another story.. anyways back to the point. So Mike hated yard work but lately has gotten to like it ALOT- or at least he spends alot of time doing it. Granted we have done alot of work on the front of our new house- planted 2 trees, built a stone pathway, installed lighting around the pathway, tore down 3 bushes, planted hundred's of dollars worth of perennials, etc. Mike's latest project has been to fertilize our yard.--which made the lawn good lush and green for a while, then brown and now its back to looking lush and green again. We are having Keira's Baptismal celebration Sunday ( an outdoor BBQ) so he wants the yard to look great. Last night Mike was outside mowing the grass. Normal people just mow right- if you are neat and tidy then you mow in straight little lines. Now my husband mows the lawn not once but twice. First he mows with the blade on a higher setting- then he mows it again on the lowest setting. He also mows the yard with the bag on the mower to collect all the grass- so there aren't any messy grass clippings cluttering up the grass. So after every row he has to stop and empty the bag because our fertilized grass is so lush and long. So it goes something like this-

Mow a row with the blade on a higher setting- empty the mower bag into the wheel barrow, REPEAT about 40 times. Then set the mower blade on the lowest setting, mow a row, empty the bag, REPEAT about 40 times. The weed whack, then sweep up any stray grass clippings on the front walkway and driveway. And that is just the front yard... Tonight he is going to do the back yard. Mind you- I am not complaining- I think we have the tidiest yard in the neighborhood. Whenever I meet any of the neighbors they always tell me what a nice job we are doing on the house, yard. The best part is I didn't have to do any of the work.