A Saturday in the Life

Kates and I are becoming more of old married couple everyday ...

Here's why ...

We began our day by sleeping in 'til a little after 9 ... and then shared in a breakfast of French toast (which she made), while I read my morning newspaper and worked on the Sudoku puzzle and she read her latest novel -- with, of course, 'Best Week Ever' playing on the TV in the background ...

After cleaning up the kitchen, I moved outside, raked leaves, mowed the lawn and cleaned up the yard -- while she showered and dressed for an afternoon of work at the library ...

After completing our respective work, we went grocery shopping -- fought the hoards of people buying for their Thanksgiving meals, and then observed from the checkout line as a little girl begged for some candy and her ruffian grandfather told her "Candy's not good for you. You know why? Because all of your teeth will fall out -- like this -- " ... The man proceeded to pull out his teeth. I burst out laughing and looked away, telling Kates what she heard but didn't see because she had her back turned ...

Almost two hours after entering the grocery store, we hit up Taco Bell for a quick supper and brought it home. We unloaded groceries. We ate our Taco Bell. And here we sit, watching 'Sex and the City' DVDs, and between episodes discussing thoughts about the next home improvement project or someday having children ...

A Saturday in The Life.