Well, for most Maine and Massachusetts educators, this week is vacation week. So what do we do? Some of us take off to warmer climes…little do they know what great weather they are missing in Maine. Those of us who stayed home, or did day trips, really appreciated what Spring in New England is all about.
We tooted down to Boston this last weekend for another family catch-up - the Boston Marathon weekend. So where did we go? Right to Harvard Square. Beeeee yewtiful day to be there. All sorts of folks were out. The Square is a great place to people watch. There was even a fairly large Free Tibet rally going on.
So we socialized at the Border Cafe (high recommendation!) and had an early supper at Grafton Street (Very Good - I had the Butternut Squash Risotto.)
Now, those of us in Maine have a hard time looking out and seeing the spring flowers and budding trees so much earlier in Massachusetts, and rightly so. A lot of garden envy going on…
Anyway, it was a great weekend. And when we returned to our house, it was still topsy turvy. We spent Sunday dragging stuff up from the basement and from the other parts of the house to fill the bookcases, because they were done. I even got the HDTV hooked up, but not all the AV components…they are still waiting for their shelves under the bookcase. So we got to watch TV in the living room, but still in our computer chairs…yes, we watched Dancing with the Stars Monday night.
Tuesday morning our sectional couch arrived. Wow! We made a good choice. It looks good, and it has a couple of recliners in it. So we watched the DWTS Results show in comfort. But there is still more to do…bring up the repaired coffee table, wait for the special order cabinet hardware, put the cabinet doors on, wait for the valences to be finished and hung, install the shelves and hook up the AV components, and buy the right rugs. Not much, compared to what was done. And, of course, we are broke.
Now, there’s a lesson to learn…buying an HDTV can have a distinct domino effect on your checking account! (education reference)
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Heather
// Apr 25, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Hi Phil,
Boston does have some really lovely gardens don’t they? Hope they brought some cheer to you.
So, do you have pictures of your newly redone living room(and that TV that started it all)? I hope that TV was really worth it ; )
Enjoy getting things back together. How is Dancing with the Stars? I have heard a lot about it, but rarely watch TV. Do you feel like dancing afterwards?
Heather
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