Weekend chores

This is the last week (Week 10) of term for the students. Next week they will all go home for their Easter break. We have three terms (Autumn, Spring and Summer). Each term is made out of 10 weeks. It is within those 10 weeks that I cannot take a holiday. We have compulsory 5 days off for Christmas, 5 days off for Easter and the rest I take it after the summer term, which ends in late June. The temperature is slowly getting milder but over the weekend we had strong winds and rain—well mostly winds that plunged the temperature down again. But you see all the signs of spring—bulbs pushing their way through the clay soil, buds breaking through the stems and birds all around making a racket in the morning!
Hubby worked this weekend so I had the house to myself. Maybe you’d think I sit all day watching telly---well no. I start doing my cleaning rounds from Friday night where I vacuum and dust downstairs in preparation for my in law’s weekly dinner with us. We order takeaway food from our local Chinese or Indian restaurant in Axminster and have the dinner in our place. Wine is consumed and update on what went on during the week ensues. My in laws are very interested with my work in the University and they were pretty chuffed about my invitation to dinner from the Vice Chancellor, which was a pretty important do. We start the night with drinks in the sitting room then after about half an hour we go to the dinning room to have our dinner. I put the different dishes in Pyrex containers and out them in the oven until we’re ready to eat. For dessert I offer my father in law some bread and butter pudding that I made earlier or chocolate truffles. He has a sweet tooth. After dinner we retire to the sitting room again until about 9.30pm. That’s when they go home.
By this time I would be feeling quite tired. I love Friday nights because I know I do not have to wake up early the following day. Saturday mornings I usually stay in bed up to 8.30am. I am usually awake long before that but I just want to savour the moment of not having to drive to work!
Last Saturday I was faced with the grim task of defrosting one of my fridges. I truly hate doing this but it needs doing at least once a year. It took me the whole morning to sort it out and I took the opportunity to get rid of excess food. I spent most of the day doing odd jobs at work and being online. Sam spent it sleeping! I made roast lamb for dinner that night complete with all the trimmings—potatoes, green veggies and gravy. Hubby loved it. I like it too but it is no patch to a good pinoy meal. I will soon have to do my spring cleaning. Now that is a chore and a half.