You Know You Live In The Country, #4

You know you live in the country when dandelions are no longer weeds, but pretty, cheerful flowers left alone to grow where they will.

You Know You Live in the Country, #3

You know you live in the country when you lose track of how many ticks you have pulled off your children, and you get pretty darn good at getting those suckers out with one yank of your tweezers!

Although I have to say, the tick that somehow got onto Anne's eyelid, right on top of her eyelashes, was particularly challenging (and extra gruesome, as well!).

It required two yanks.

And the loss of a couple eyelashes.

With a bit of crying as a result.

Ick! I won't soon forget that one!

You Know You Live In The Country, #2

You know you live in the country when your kids like to climb up and sit on the propane tank for entertainment.
And how did they get up there?

They were pretty resourceful, actually. Catherine got down on all fours so the twins could step on her back and climb up, then she was able to grab the handle and hoist herself up.

By the way, the pictures of the garden in the background are not up-to-date. Dan has all of it planted and most everything is coming up. Hooray!

You Know You Live in the Country, #1

You know you live in the country when you have to add 15 minutes of picking burrs off of clothes to your laundry time.