TIMBERRRR!!!

I don't know about in forests, but in our backyard a tree doesn't make a sound when it falls.  We had been working around our shed all afternoon, cutting down an old lilac bush and cleaning up the neighbors' tree's pine needles.  It was a brisk breezy but sunny day.  We went inside.  The kids fixed themselves a late lunch, and Lucas and I watched some Netflix in our office.  As Lucas and I were getting ready for our date, he looked out the window to see the product of our hard work.  Then he called me over.  Our dead tree had fallen over...right where 4 of our kids, Lucas and I had been running back and forth, busy working just a couple of hours before.  Kind of scary.

 But get this, get this.  If you look below, the trampoline was about 5 feet closer to the shed when the tree fell, and yet, the tree did not hit the shed, the trampoline, the fence, our deck, or the house.  We truly feel this was a tender mercy.

So tomorrow is tree day...I hope...(been waiting on a friend all week to use his chainsaw) so we can all get to work after family pictures.  We also have to take down the taller trees little buddies there.  It's all been dead for a year...we just didn't realize how urgent the matter was...but at least we don't have to worry about a stump or roots.  It was rotted off thoroughly at ground level.

 So thankful to have all of us safe and not have extra expenses of repairs due to damage.  A nice little/big blessing. 

Side note:  Lily was reading The Book of Mormon (and playing around) with a group of friends from BYS all day, but the boys were such good workers, helping us get this and that done with no complaining (ok, a little, from one boy), but they all worked and Shawn worked especially hard.  I LOVE IT!!!