First Day of Spring!

Yay! The first day of spring!! I love it. Even if there is still a bit of chill in the air, the promise of warmer days is here.

We got up early...6:30 a.m., so I could get ready to go to water aerobics. It was only 36 degrees outside this morning, so I wore a lined corduroy jacket. The sun was bright, though, the grass green, and the trees blossoming. All was right in our corner of the world.

Twenty-one of us showed up for aerobics. As the days get warmer, more and more ladies get in the mood to enjoy the pool. It was a bit cooler today, though, because water had been added. But it was still tolerable.

Our leader had donned a headband, decorated with pink felt flower petals, in recognition of the first day of spring. She has headdresses and hats for every occasion. Most of them she has received as gifts from water aerobics members.

Back home, I began making plans for a possible trip to Texas sometime in April, and continued plans for an upcoming trip to a casino, where Son and his band will entertain. I also gathered books from my personal library to donate to the college library tomorrow for their upcoming book sale.

After a lunch of leftover lasagna and cottage cheese, Mother and I went for a walk at the college lake. It was nippy enough at around 60 degrees for us to wear turtleneck shirts and jackets. But a young man fishing from the bank wore only a t-shirt and shorts. I asked him if he was cold. He laughed and said, "No, actually, it feels pretty good out here."

When we got back home, Mother put a large head and a half of cabbage (that Hubbie had cut up) into the steamer to partially cook for the freezer, while I e-mailed a couple of friends to see when they might be available for a visit when we go to Texas (they both live in that state), and checked online maps for route information.

We did this and that for the rest of the afternoon, and then had a supper of baked salmon, baked sweet potatoes, and boiled cabbage. After supper, I spent my quiet hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. writing a press release and public service announcement for the Master Gardener annual plant sale, scheduled for the end of April. Hubbie is the publicity chairman for the group, but he engages me to do the writing. Then he delivers copies of the releases to the local newspapers, radio stations, TV community calendar, and bank marquees.

Hubbie relaxed and read a novel during that hour, after having spent most of the day working in the yard.

Then we watched TV, as usual. After the news and Wheel of Fortune, we saw "When Nietzsche Wept," a PG-13 movie, starring Armand Assante and Ben Cross, about a Viennese doctor who meets with Nietzsche to attempt to cure him of despair.