Self-Proclaimed Sprinkler Monitor

Sam is still enamored with sprinklers.  He has been outside every day, checking on ours.  I must say, I never worry about our lawn being watered.  He does ask permission to turn them on, and then he switches zones every 20 minutes or so.  Bill still hasn't gotten around to buying a timer, but as long as we have Sam, I'm not sure we need one.

If our sprinklers aren't on, Sam is wandering around, checking on the neighbors yards.  He knows where all of their sprinkler heads are, and how many zones each family has.  In case you were wondering, this are the number of sprinkler zones per family:

Baron: 6 (so far.  Sam is anxiously waiting for Daddy to put in more zones)
Van Dop: 8
Goodwin: 12
Meyer: 10
Draft: 13

Considering there are only 11 homes in our neighborhood, I think it's rather impressive he has gathered this much information already.
  
Our neighbors to the west, the Goodwins, did not get their sprinkler system up and running this spring as quickly as Sam would have liked.  So, he carefully drew this sign and posted it in our bay window.
 

In case you have trouble deciphering the printing of a five-year-old, it says "Mr. Goodwin, turn on your sprinklers".  He did it all by himself!

Don't worry.  Our neighbors couldn't see or read Sam's not-so-gentle reminder.  This is what the sign looked like from outside.

Besides, I'm sure they would have just laughed.