We spent a good deal of time this weekend putting down weed block and spreading mulch in our flowerbeds. I can feel every shovel-full of mulch in my tired muscles. The flowerbeds look damn good, however.

Saturday we took a break from shoveling to go to the fall festival at Hallie’s school. It was fun watching the kids play, though Kelly had to work at a table for most of our visit.

After the festival we were happy to host an old friend of ours: C.O. Green, the CSX train driver who would always wave to us as he passed by our Hobhouse home every morning. This was the first time C.O. has had to meet the kids he had only previously seen from the cab of his train as he rode by. The kids enjoyed his visit, too, as you can see by the picture.

We enjoyed pizza and chatting with C.O., whom we discovered will be getting married next summer. We hope we get a chance to meet C.O.’s wife someday. Tar Heel or no Tar Heel, we think he’s pretty cool!