fivebyevif

The very nicest thing about having a good boyfriend is that he helps with the big tasks. Like, say, clearing a year’s worth of leaves from the covered carport.

Usually this task takes me about three hours. Yesterday it took us one. While I hauled things around the garage into discreet piles of “what to keep” and “what to trash”, he gathered the leaves. We both got to use the leafblower, because we are, at our hearts, juveniles who like to see high-powered motors blow dust and leaves everywhere.

And then there’s the other nicest thing: which is the rubber ducky in the shower. The rubber ducky started out where it always is, on the window shelf. Then it started moving. Sometimes, on top of Mike’s shampoo bottle. Sometimes on top of mine.

Then the ducky clearly got bored. At one point I found it sitting on my washcloth, wearing my loofah like some sort of enormous afro. Another time, Mike found the loofah hanging from the window latch, and the ducky perched upon it.

It has appeared on the towel rack. On the shower head. Stuffed inside a LUSH container. It’s a very creative ducky.

So anyway. I am sitting here when I should be mowing. Just the front, I figure; we’ll do the back next week.

Things are things. I’ve lost five pounds simply be watching what I eat. I’m looking forward to some things, dreading others, and that’s pretty much that.