growing up

i made two purchases on kijiji today.

1) a lawnmower

2) binoculars

we, obviously, need the lawnmower to our lawn. the grass isn't really growing, but the weeds are. it feels very grown up to own a lawnmower, and it's a nice one too. it's gas. i've only ever mowed with electric, and brendan's only ever mowed with gas. this will be a new experience for me.

the other purchase is more odd, and could be considered sketchy. i wanted to get binoculars to see people at the playground and the soccer field. we managed to spot garry and shannon at the soccer field on monday with the naked eye, but i want to be able to identify people more easily. and when eamon is bigger to see what he's up to at the climber. so i found a brand new pair on kijiji for $15! brendan finds it weird – he thinks i'm becoming "one of THOSE neighbours". i'm keeping them on top of the china cabinet for easy people watching.