Weekend endnotes

It has been a good weekend. Saturday was full of cleaning and airing out of rooms, partly because it had been a while, but mostly because we had deposited Ted at the groomer’s for a “day at the spa.” We took advantage of his absence by mopping the floor and washing his couch blanket, finally. In the evening, JG steamed up some mussels and baked up three potatoes’ worth of fries, and we wolfed it all down in twelve minutes flat. Cleaning works up quite the appetite, I guess.

We curled up on the couch with Ted to watch a recommended rental, Dan in Real Life, and I was startled to find myself all weepy at the end. It’s not that the movie is sad; I just can not hold it together with books or movies that involve premature, just-not-right deaths of spouses. At first, I tried to be strong and sniff the tears away, but it was to no avail. Even though Dan in Real Life made me cry, the bonus features made me laugh, and the soundtrack is on my wish list now. JG and I are also considering introducing a crossword puzzle war of the sexes at the beach this year. That’s a lot of bang for our rental buck, I think.

Spring is seeping into our neighborhood, and JG spent the afternoon today preparing for the warmer weather, including putting away snow shovels and wheeling out the grill. Soon, it’ll be time to fertilize our fledgling grassy lawn. Ted and I took a leisurely walk before dinner, and we stopped every so often to check out the new growth around us. It wasn’t quite warm enough for flip-flops, but I wore them anyway, feeling rebellious. JG made beef stroganoff for dinner, and we ate it at the coffee table as we watched Kansas advance into the Final Four.

It’s Sunday night, now. Just a couple of hours remain before we head down to bed. JG is playing Super Smash Brothers and I am typing away while we wait to turn on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition because this episode is supposed to take place in Delaware, and we heard that the football team helped out with the house. I feel satisfied with the amount of tasks we accomplished and unusually rested.

Bring it on, Monday.