The Pressure is On!!!

So not only do I like to do adventurous things I also like doing home improvement type things too. This past Saturday was suppose to be a day of relaxation at the pool and then go to Brooke's wedding in Greenville. I had it all planned out in my head and was looking forward to it. Then the phone rings. My mom has called to "just let me know" that my brother brought a pressure washer from work. This really means "can you come over and help me pressure wash?" So there goes my pool time but I think I can still make it to the wedding. Off I go to my mom's with long pants and long sleeve t-shirt on because no joke it was cold outside and I didn't want to be be wet AND cold.

Side note: My mom and I tackle a lot of jobs that are really considered the "man's job" in our eyes but all the men in my family don't give a rip that the porch needs painting or the bushes need trimming. So my mom's favorite saying is "If you want it done then you got to do it yourself, girl." This is how I've become so independent. I always want to make my mom happy so if the porch needs to be painted then that's what we'll do and we'll do it without the help of a man.

So back to Saturday. Mom and I are about to get this pressure washing party started. She only wanted the front porch and the side of the house where the sun doesn't shine and plants have made a mess to be cleaned. It's 10:30 am and we are geared up and ready to work. Hose, check. Nozzle, check. Gas, check. All there is to do now is crank this bad boy up. Yeah, that's where the party came to an abrupt halt. Neither one of us can crank the pressure washer. We yank and yank and kick and yank. Not the slightest sound to indicate that it even wants to fire up. In the mean time my 5 year old nephew comes over and says "Let me try. I know I can do it." After he yanks a few times we are saved when my oldest brother finally pulls into the driveway to get it started for us. Yeah, only 2 pulls and he had it going... ugh!
So the long story even longer is that we cleaned the front and the side of the house but we ALSO cleaned the front sidewalk, the side porch, the sidewalk off the side porch, the garage door, under the deck, and the retaining wall. Needless to say I was cold and wet after all and didn't make it to Brooke's wedding. :( But I have one happy mother who says "I couldn't have done it without you, Allie." And my response is always "I know you couldn't, Mom, that's why God made me for you."