I had been letting the yard work go. I figured Arthudo was close to saying something about it. So, I finally got a jump on it today. One thing about yard work in December: it's nice to be able to do it on a sunny afternoon and not even break a sweat. However, it still eats up hours like they are nothing at all, leaving you with only the crumbs of your day. And you yourself are still drained almost dry. I actually need the exercise, but if I had the money, I'd definitely be paying somebody else to do the work.