I love the colors of fall. The kids love raking the yard. Not that they intend to bag the leaves. No, they rake the crunchy brown piles so they can jump into them and run through them. That's okay though.
It's good to learn that hard work has rewards at a young age. It's good to learn that work sometimes has to come before play. It's good to learn that working outdoors can be energizing and fun. It's good to learn work can be fun, period.
Now the older kids will eventually start bagging the leaves. Fifty cents a bag is big money after all. They look forward to spending it on Stuco bake sales, arcades, soda, and the other small joys of childhood.....after they're done jumping in the leaves.
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