“You comin’?, he asked me. “Yeah, I said, wondering what time it was, “what time do you want to leave?” It was 5:38 and he wanted to leave at 5:45. “Well, go get dressed”, he said. I’d changed back into my green Christmas pajama pants. Elianna and I had been out earlier taking her shopping for shorts. We finally found some at Kohl’s and then went to McAllister’s for lunch, which is where we occasionally go when out.

The oppressive sleepiness that comes in the spring has returned, at least it showed up for me today. I took a nap this afternoon and felt better. I came back out to the couch and read for a while. While doing so he’d come and sat down on the other side of the couch next to me. I love when he does that. They say you’re supposed to express to husbands when they’re doing something you like. “This makes me happy”, I said.

Not long after I thought maybe I should’ve been more specific and not had it be so much about me, something more like, “I love it when you sit down and relax, when we can just be and enjoy the other person’s company.” But I said what I said. I kept on reading and he Facebooked for a time before closing the computer and falling asleep. His mom gave us their old living room couch and ottoman and they’re so much nicer.

The old one made my his crooked unless I was sitting exactly in between the cushions. The boys had broken the pull out bed that was with it and so that didn’t hasn’t worked right either for a while. But this was one also has a pullout couch that isn’t broken. we drove to church and it was soup night for the Lenten meal. I wasn’t terribly hungry, still being full from my sandwich at lunchtime. They gave us a container of some leftovers.

Dad had to leave to get dressed and ready. After church I spoke to the woman behind me and we chit chatted as we occasionally do. Her son and his family would be coming in for Easter, so she had cleaning to do. Not understanding, I asked, “You mean you still have to clean when it’s only the two of you?” She laughed, and said “Oh yes”. I guess there is a lot of dust still. I told her I’d be happy to come over and help. She laughed.