Mark's Blog

Sounds like you need to buy a second vacuum cleaner. Seriously, keep one upstairs and the other downstairs. While you're being optimistic, get a second lawn mower, too.

They almost fought over the lawn mower this summer, but you cannot fight verbally when the lawn mower's running, and fighting any other way clearly would be dangerous.

I did manage to get them to take turns. We have many dangerous places in the yard, but a few areas where it's straight, and no accidents are likely. So I have some video somewhere of both Tim and Emma pushing that thing.

Wow, you are doing something right too. I hope I have that problem, but maybe my reel push mower will be less enticing. More so will be my gas-powered weed whacker, but that seems too dangerous for kids. Maybe you can get an electric edger, if you need such a thing.