Power rakes and things

   I was looking forward to getting to work in the yard as soon as the weather got warm enough. Today it's 70° and it's time to get going. But it turns out we need to dethatch most of the yard. We're thinking of getting a power rake. Apparently we didn't mow the yard short enough at the end of last year. So it kinda matted over on itself in some places. I hope it grows back quickly. We spent so much time and effort on the yard last year that it pains us to see it in its current state.
   Now the excitement about working in the yard... not so much.