Our friend Ted Frazer came over on Sunday and cut down our dead tree. It seems it was a Silver Maple. Marie says that it died because of a certain bug. She found pieces of dead bugs after the tree was cut. We are still trying to figure out what bug it was. I think the tree was old. I also thought that Ted was going to shimmy up the tree with a rope tied through his belt loop and a chainsaw between his teeth. Nope. Ted busted out the harness and loads of climbing expertise. He even used a block & tackle and a cambium saver. As Ted tied ropes around the limbs, Jen and I would pull them down as he cut. When the big limbs hit the ground Jen and I would untie the rope, buck up the limb and haul it off. Things were going great. Then I decided to climb a ladder that was on unstable ice. I ended up falling off of the top wrung and hitting my face on the ice. I spent the rest of the day and all day Monday laying on the couch with my eye swollen shut. Ted took a picture of my eye. As I write this I remember Jen walking over to the ladder and saying, "let me hold that." I also remember me saying, "Nah, I'll be fine." I like the picture of Ted when he is barely off the ground. He said, "geez, at least wait until I am in the tree." I also like the one where Ted has his head turned while running the saw. It was a great day. The boys were very impressed with everything going on. Marie made a wonderful soup and Jen made one of her grandmother's cakes. The boys and I went out on Tuesday and made a fort in the pile of tree. This weekend I am going to take the saw to it, I can't wait.
Our friend Ted Frazer came over on Sunday and cut down our dead tree. It seems it was a Silver Maple. Marie says that it died because of a certain bug. She found pieces of dead bugs after the tree was cut. We are still trying to figure out what bug it was. I think the tree was old. I also thought that Ted was going to shimmy up the tree with a rope tied through his belt loop and a chainsaw between his teeth. Nope. Ted busted out the harness and loads of climbing expertise. He even used a block & tackle and a cambium saver. As Ted tied ropes around the limbs, Jen and I would pull them down as he cut. When the big limbs hit the ground Jen and I would untie the rope, buck up the limb and haul it off. Things were going great. Then I decided to climb a ladder that was on unstable ice. I ended up falling off of the top wrung and hitting my face on the ice. I spent the rest of the day and all day Monday laying on the couch with my eye swollen shut. Ted took a picture of my eye. As I write this I remember Jen walking over to the ladder and saying, "let me hold that." I also remember me saying, "Nah, I'll be fine." I like the picture of Ted when he is barely off the ground. He said, "geez, at least wait until I am in the tree." I also like the one where Ted has his head turned while running the saw. It was a great day. The boys were very impressed with everything going on. Marie made a wonderful soup and Jen made one of her grandmother's cakes. The boys and I went out on Tuesday and made a fort in the pile of tree. This weekend I am going to take the saw to it, I can't wait. 
2 comments:
I want to see the picture of your eye.
I don't think I want to see a picture of your face! As your Mom my advice would be to still see a doctor and make sure you did not loose any marbles! I think I will buy you a safe ladder that cannot stand up on ice!
Love Mom
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