Saturday Afternoon with Edgar

Before starting to take my Chinese Mandarin Class, Saturdays were always my sleep-in and be lazy days. I don't get very many of those anymore. I had a chance to have one today, but my sister is down from New Hampshire this weekend to spend time helping to care of her mother-in-law who is sick, and giving her sister-in-law a break from doing the same. So today I went with my Mother to meet my sister Cate, my brother David and his daughter (my niece) Janet, and Janet's friend Emily at Borders Bookstore. There we shopped for books, had a snack at the coffee & tea bar in Borders, and had a very informal celebration of Janet's and my birthdays. Janet's birthday is only three days after mine. She is now 10 years old. Almost as old as Edgar who is 14. I had plans to do some cleaning around my apartment, but I am now feeling tired, and yes, lazy as well. It is a beautiful sunny day, and it was nice to be out and about. Since my Mother drove to Borders, I got to be the chauffered passenger. I did my best to not be a backseat driver which is not always easy for me because she drives much slower than I, but even though that makes me nervous, she is a better driver than I (I have to say that since she will probably read this). It was a very pleasant time. When I arrived home I called Winnie Lo to give her some information I had for her, and left a message. She called me back as she was driving Hui Ling home from shopping at Walmart. So right now Hui Ling is busy packing for her trip to Taiwan. I believe she is very happy to be going back for a visit. I could tell by her laughter on the phone. I am very happy for her, but she will be missed very much. I told her to bring me back a rich and beautiful Taiwanese woman, but she said it would exceed the weight limit for her luggage. Oh, well. So, what about the rest of you? What are you doing this Saturday afternoon? For the rest of the day I am going to lie on the couch, watch tv, finish reading a book, give Edgar lots of head-rubs, and contemplate the meaning of life, love, the universe, and why there are fish. (No, not you, Yuki.) After all, the cleaning will be here to be done tomorrow, so why do today what I can put off until tomorrow? I cannot think of one good reason. To Hui Ling: we are all flying with you in spirit. Enjoy your wonderful visit, and indulge your heart. Until we see you again. As for the rest of you, as long as the world doesn't end tomorrow, and as long as it doesn't snow all week (there is a possiblity of a lot of bad winter weather this coming week, so be forewarned) I expect I will see you in a few days. Maybe I'll even have something else to blog about before then. I do talk a lot, don't I? Don't answer that...