Here on Cyber Monday, I'm sending out a big thank you for something you can't buy: friendship. Our neighbors down the street have been so helpful this year. Their daughter comes over once a week to play with the kids while I cook dinner; they look forward to her arrival and are sad when she goes. Their son mows our yard (while his mom does the edging, etc) every week and makes it look better than the professionals ever did--and without cutting down our vegetable garden or sunflowers!! (And sure we pay them, but it's not near enough for what they provide.) The mom always waves and stops to talk, encouraging the kids, chatting with me. She works at the school they'll go to next. I love talking to her and we're finding that we have many commonalities. And always have a good laugh. She's one of the most jovial and generous people I've ever met.
Well, this weekend, they went above the call of neighborly friendship: they spent almost 6 hours getting all the leaves out of our yard. First it was the mom and her son, who finally went home with a fever! Then the dad came to help out. By dark, the leaves were finally all gone. It looks beautiful. Better than beautiful, as our yard went from fall to winter, with the Christmas decorations the only thing left in the yard. They even carefully raked out the kids' fort!
It was a long, hard afternoon for them, but we loved having them around (I bet we slowed down the work some with all the conversation!). We're even more grateful to have them as neighbors and friends.
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