Weekend: Chores and So on...




Well, the news cycle has a few hot points, doesn't it? What with indictments and so on... but my big news? My green beans not only survived the incessant rain we've been having, but they are about 4 inches tall! Hooray! I don't have to replant my garden!

And the Red Sox beat the Yankees last night!

Today, I will attend to the usual Saturday chores: groceries, folding Mount Laundry (as my daughter is fond of calling her own pile), and sweeping/vacuuming this house. How it gets so cruddy, I don't know, but there are drifts of dust, dog hair, and other detritus. I suppose it comes from having a busy family-- even though it's "just" me and my husband (and the aforementioned doggo), Meg and Holly are here almost daily as well. It's not a large house, so it shows the dirt quickly. 

Meh, it'll get done. Tomorrow, the weather is finally supposed to be both partly sunny and warm, so the weeds will be taking over the world. I will attend to that chore and to baking some sourdough bread after church. 

In all, a pretty quiet, domestic weekend ahead. It's also graduation tomorrow, but if the weather is nice, I have things to do here that require my attention. I've gotten them across the finish line--now, they can celebrate with family and friends. Our graduations at Lisbon tend to be fairly informal in style, with no guest speakers and so on. A small class, halt-stepping to Pomp and Circumstance, a few student speeches (which I've helped with, so I know what they are going to say), they get their diplomas and scholarships, and maybe a musical interlude in there somewhere. It's nice, it's short, and then off they go.

If I don't go, at least I know that, for the most part, they've earned their caps and the world will be a better place having them in it, learning and doing young adult stuff. 

Have a good day,

C

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