New Shovels and Planet Earth

I didn't get to mention that Chris and his dad worked very hard to cut our hedge down to nothing.  This hedge separated us from our neighbors.  While the boundary was kind of cool, the thing was out of control.  It was almost touching the power lines when we moved in.  It had poison ivy, regular ivy, and wasps in it.  It was right next to the driveway, so we'd always "pick up passengers" in the street because no one could get in.

About three months after moving in, Chris and my dad cut it down to four feet.  That was such an operation.  Chris tried to tame it by cutting it back throughout the summer until wasps attacked us.  He kept trying anyway, but it was always a bit nuts.

It had to go.  So, Chris and his dad cut it down to the roots.  However, we still have these stumps and roots.  Chris has been planning to dig them up with an axe and shovel--that is, until the roots broke his shovel.  Whaaat?

Yesterday brought us a trip to Lowes to get a new shovel so Chris could get back at them roots!  We put Eliot in one of those car shopping carts for the first time.  Those things are hard to control!  I blamed it on Eliot's bad steering.

Then we went to the grocery store for a few things.  We planned on spaghetti squash for dinner, but they didn't have any!  Whaaat?  I guess it isn't necessarily a high-demand item.  When we got home, Chris hacked at the remains of the hedge some more, I made dinner, and Eliot took a nap after we ate.  This whole 6:30 pm nap time schedule is kind of weird.  He used to nap around 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.  Now it is 10:00 am and... 6:30 pm?

After Eliot woke up, we watched some of Planet Earth, which Eliot loved.  He'd stare and point and talk.  I loved it.  However, I'm not sure if I should be humored or concerned that he chuckled whenever an animal would get eaten....