Husband's family exited town yesterday at noon. We spent the rest of the day doing absolutely nothing.  We did manage to squeeze in a two-hour nap...

I think the visit was a success.  A decent time was had by all.  But we do not entertain that often, so even a casual lunch or dinner with friends is a little stressful.  Imagine spending an entire 96 hours with another couple.  I am amazed at how hard that was!  We had planned a few activities, but the weather hardly cooperated.  For all that I spent several days working on the back yard and the deck, it was never really nice enough outside to sit out there and enjoy it.  Our trip to the Rose Garden was somewhat spoiled by cool, damp weather.  And one entire day of our weekend at the beach was rained out.  Luckily, Sunday's weather was pleasant, and we got to show our out-of-town guests a little of how beautiful our home state is!

Now, I can enjoy the clean house and fixed-up yard for a couple of weeks before I start my season.  For as long as it stays that way.  Yesterday morning I was greeted by a beautiful pile of cat barf in the middle of the stairs that I had spent two hours scrubbing on my hands and knees last week.  And the dog is kind of on the s**t list, too.  She spent the whole four days of our guests' visit cowering in fear of my husband's brother.  (This is a guy who loves dogs...he and his wife were missing their own dog so much that she was making regular calls home to check up on him, and was practically in tears when she heard he had not eaten his dinner!)  So, the animals put on their own little show for the house guests!  *Sigh!*

Well, I guess I have to rouse myself now, get out of bed and get on to my day.  My product research still needs to be done, and I have to send out applications for temporary restaurant licenses to several county health departments.  And all I really want to do is sit here and do NOTHING, enjoying the quiet.  Oh, well, at the very least, I have to go outside and water the new grass.