1) Get up at 10:15 after hitting the 'snooze' button 3, ok or maybe 8, times after a long Saturday night 'out on the town'
2) Benoit serves himself 2 to 3 coffees while complaining that it is way to early and that he is going to die haha
3) Walk to 11am mass at Saint Donation Church (usually a good 5 to 10 minutes late--Yes, I know Mom, you are shaking your head at us every time)
4) Greet and talk to family and friends after mass
5) Have an aperitif at Benoit's parents house, followed by a 2 to 3 hour lunch
6) Have coffee
7) Walk back to our lovely home at 60 rue Coudray around 5pm
However, this past Sunday, an exciting event had awaited us. It would be the first time.............
that we would cut the grass together! Usually, our 92 year old landlord takes pride in doing it for us, keeping his own yard and flower garden neatly trimmed. But, since he has been having some trouble getting around lately, Benoit and I took the liberty in doing him a small favor and cut the lawn ourselves. As my chocolate chip cookies were happily baking in the oven (not kidding), I see Benoit come out from the shed with a strange looking device:
Laura: Benoit? What is that thing?
Benoit: Laura, my dear, this is a lawn-mower. What do you think it is?
Laura: Umm, maybe a spaceship from the 1950s. Where is the motor?
Benoit: The motor is YOU!
Laura: HAHAHA! You have got to be kidding me.
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So it may not be a 24 horsepower, self-steering, turn on a dime good ol' John Deer that cuts our 4.5 acre yard, it is our little old man-power 'thingy' that cuts our very first 15 square foot lawn; that we take care of together :) ...
As I pose for the next step-ford wives calendar.
