Bye Bye Winter

Finally spring has arrived!!  We could not wait for spring around here.  It has become all we can think and talk about.  Spring and summer have definitely become idealized due to the winter blahs.  We imagine playing outside, completing our nature studies, gardening, wearing sandals and fewer layers.  We can't wait to get back to the beach and the park.  I look longingly at the roadside farm stands empty and shuddered.

In reality there are some things that I will miss about winter. I will miss soup simmering away on the stove or in the crock pot, a loaf of fresh bread baking in the oven for accompaniment.  Gone will be snuggling under blankets drinking hot chocolate.  We will have to pack away all those comfy woolen sweaters and knitted slipper socks.  The mittens and scarves will go into the depths of the hall closet not to be seen again until the next winter chill.

We will welcome back mosquitos and humidity, sunburn and sweat.  But man, we are ready for a change.

WELCOME SPRING!!