Jun 24

Nico vs. The Weed-Eater

This weekend my hubby made an interesting proposition to me. If I can learn how to use the Weed Eater, he will mow the Front Yard and the Back yard. Sounds good to me…

Boy was I wrong!

I was outside replanting 3 hanging baskets, and already dirty from the task, I decided that I was going to give that Weed Eater a shot. I had a plan to get both yards finished before my hubby made it home from work. Dylan was napping, and Thade was sitting in the shade on the porch. I ventured into the dark garage, and found the Weed Eater. I read the start menu on the side, and gave it my best attempt to start it. Six pulls later, I couldn’t get it started.

Gas,I thought, maybe it needs gas. I walked up to the porch, and grabbed the pre-mixed gas and added a little to the Weed Eater. Thade gave me some encouraging words like, “are you ever going to get the Weed Eater started?” I totally am.

Gas added, and we are ready to go. I pull and pull on the darn Weed Eater, and nothing. Frustrated and already exhausted I set the Weed Eater down because maybe I’ve flooded it. Now I’m even more determined to get this darn thing started.

I give it one more try, and do my best Maria Sharapova impression as I’m pulling my hardest, and I swear I can hear my neighbor giggling on the other side of the fence… It finally it starts. I’m amazed, and I proceed to start Weed Eating the back fence. I made it an entire 3 feet and the line breaks on the Weed Eater!

Now I’m getting really grumpy, so I re-string the Weed Eater, and give it another go. As I’m re-stringing the line Thade yells out, “Mom just quit already, and come sit on the porch!” I reply “Mommy really wants to finish the yard”, with a big fake smile on my sunburned face.

I pull and pull and awesome, it started again. I walk over to the other side of the yard by the garden, and I start to work on the impossible to mow patch of grass that it mysteriously lower than the rest of the yard, and the Weed Eater dies on me again.

Thats it, I give up! I put the Weed Eater away, and go to sit on the porch with Thade. I then looked down at my hand and notice a gigantic blister, just lovely. Thade said that I could use one of his Batman Band-Aids to help my aching hand. I still want to get the yard finished, but I don’t know if it is going to happen any time too soon.

Any Weed Eater tips would be greatly appreciated… So far it is Weed Eater 1, Nico 0 …

7 thoughts on “Nico vs. The Weed-Eater”

  1. Oh, those things are such a pain, aren’t they??? That’s my job, too, is the weedeater while Scott does the mowing. Actually, I prefer the mowing…but I took weedeater because it’s faster and Sammy will only let me do so much LOL.

    Great bandaid, Nico! Somehow the owies don’t hurt as much when you have a cool bandaid, right?

  2. Thanks Susan! I’ll have to get some tips from you, I’m at a loss when it comes to this stinkin’ Weed Eater 😉 I like to mow too, but time is always a factor.

    Thanks for the kudos on the Band-aids. Thade loves them and we have a special box for the upstairs and the downstairs too, Spider-man and Batman. I spotted a box of Hello Kitty Band-Aids and I might have to get them for me. If I keep these Weed Eater attempts up, I’m going to have all kinds of boo-boo’s 🙂

  3. Nicole,
    At least Thade was encouraging (smile).. I don’t have any experience to share with you, sorry. Have a great week and stay out of the sun! Heather

  4. Thanks Nana! It was pretty funny, and my hand still hurts 😉 Oh well, I’ll give it another try (some day) and probably the Weed Eater will win again, and give me another gigantic blister.

  5. Thanks Heather! I’m going to take your advice and stay out of the Sun 🙂 I get Sunburned just thinking about going outside. Thade was so funny, I should have listened to him too. Have a great week too!

  6. My only advice is to get an electric weedeater and a nice, long, extension cord. The gas ones are a big pain. I hope that your blister heals. Batman bandaids are the best, so I’m sure it’s all better now!

  7. Thanks Mimi! An electric Weed Eater may be the way to go, the gas one is so tricky to run. Thanks for the kudos on the Band-aid, Thade is a big fan of Batman right now.

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