It’s been grey and rainy-slash-snowy all day, and considering it’s the first weekend of May I would be upset about that, but seeing as how today had been earmarked for cleaning up the yard, I’m not too bothered about having to stay inside. It’s always a little dismaying seeing what the yard has turned into over the long winter, and it’s not a whole lot of fun to spend the afternoon clearing away the dead grass, assorted trash, and what must be at least a hundred pounds of dog crap (sidenote: we allow them to poop only on the small, “bad” side of the yard, but still raking it all up is a LOT of work).

Instead of that drudgery, we spent the day inside with a toasty fire, where I tidied up a little, read a few chapters of The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and watched a terrific Braves game. Meanwhile, Olof did some computer-y stuff and the kids played suprisingly harmoniously. I don’t mind one bit giving up a Saturday to snow and bluster for all of that.