Tuesday, March 10, 2009

I realize what I have become ....

When I was a young boy growing up through my teen years in New Jersey we had snow days. Days where school was canceled and it brought joy. Not necessarily due to the cancellation of school but mainly due to the opportunity to earn $$!
You see, when it snowed that much, I would head out and go up the street going door to door. Knocking and asking people if they needed their walks or driveways shoveled. It was a great opportunity to earn some cash and of course get some exercise!
After we had a recent storm I had a 4th grader, Julius, ask me if he could shovel. I agreed and paid him the grand sum of $10.
The next storm came and again Julius asked if he could shovel and when I asked him how much he said $15 because it was a big job.

After another storm hit this is what the deck and entrance recently looked like at the new apartment Holly and I are moving to.

I of course decided that I certainly could do this job!






After I had finished, caught my breath, and gone home .....I realized who I had become...
when the next storm comes I am hoping that Julius comes back and asks to shovel the snow for me.
He is worth every dollar$$!
:-)

1 comment:

tiff said...

This is a funny post...it is amazing what we become...I love that you are willing to admit it...giggle :)