10 best things about spring break

1. the break
2. I haven't heard an alarm clock in 9 days.
3. working on the house. I'd intended to paint the living room, but removing nonessentials made it look so much better I left it the original color.
4. two dinners with three friends.
5. lap time with 2 cats.
6. initiating the new barbecue.
7. appreciating how much the back yard trees have grown: there is actual afternoon shade now, meaning it will be a splendid summer for sitting out.
8. quality time with Jane, doing projects and doing absolutely nothing.
9. lunch in Orlando, champagne for no reason.
10. sun, flowers, new garden, freshly mowed lawn, culled closets and white wine by the pool.

1 not-so-good thing about spring break: Easter is not a holiday, it's an end.