And now... SPRING!
FINALLY! We are in the middle of our first true melt-off for the year, and I feel like celebrating! I can feel myself shaking off the hum-bug of the winter blues and getting excited about being outside! But first, a recap of February: The first of the year initiated true winter weather. We had a fairly moderate fall and even December was nice. No snow at all before Christmas, and then of course, as soon as I had plans to go down to see my Dad, snow hits the weather forecast. I made it down but had to delay a day coming home because of the blasted snow. The weather was clear for the week of mom's funeral, but by the end of January and come February, the temperatures went down into the 0's and we had snow again and again. Even the first of March was snowy! We did find a few activities to keep our spirits up. We had decided that after the new year, I really was entitled to a vehicle upgrade, so one Saturday we went car shopping. I sa...