I hate teases

Yesterday, waiting for the kids to come out of school, with
the window down and the sun shining.

A Mother Nature is being a horrible tease.  Winter will not seem to let go for long.  Yesterday, the sun was out, we were in the 50s and WOW, it gave me the WORST case of Spring Fever EVER!!!  I picked up the kids with the windows down and the music blaring.  We played outside without our coats.  We had our cookies on the front lawn, ran in the sunshine and rode bikes.  It was a glimpse into what was yet to come.  And I want it NOW.  I don't need swimsuit weather, but I need open up the house weather.  I need sunshine on a regular basis, not just once every few weeks.  I am ready for a true spring, I guess.  We don't get those too often.  Either winter hangs on until June or Summer begins in March.  I am looking for something in between. And so are the Muppets.

She is clearly flying, not running.  Notice how BOTH of O's
feet are off the ground at the same time. 

We have been gathering materials to make our summer escape in the backyard happen. I have been looking for ideas on the devil known as Pinterest.  I bought 100+ year old street pavers to use to form the flower beds.  I bought gorgeous pavers for our patio.  I have a perfect table that we can all finally fit together at - for the first time.  (We have always had two smaller tables pushed together.)  And I am ready to put all of the pieces together.  My flowers have literally all sprouted over night.  I am ready to plant them.  I want to get J's family lilies out on the front walk and the angel golden in her flowers.  I am ready for spring.   To bad mother nature is being a tease.

Happy Monday!

We made it.  We (collectively speaking) made it through the Boston Marathon, the West, Texas fire and the Boston lock-down manhunt.  We must take a moment today and say a prayer for the families, the victims, the amazing emergency personnel.  We must take a moment to remind ourselves that we are blessed to be here.  I found myself doing just this very thing this weekend.  I was grocery shopping with B.  The last motorized scooter was taken (in a snotty way) right in front of me by someone who "did not need it as much as I did" and I was FUMING!  For just a moment.  By the time I got into the produce section, which is literally right in the door, I reminded myself that I would walk again.  I reminded myself that the scooter was a luxury, but not a necessity.  My crutches and awesome boy served the same purpose and we rocked it - with some amazed glances along the way.  We need to remind ourselves of what we have and not focus on what we wish we had.  We need to say Thank You for what we have and not demand more.  

It is Monday.  The sun is shining - which is a big deal around here. My FF is off at his Fire Instructor I class. My cast comes off in a week.  Our veggies and flowers are starting to sprout under the grow lights on my hubby's work bench. (I am worried about a new knock on the door - one where they look at the lights coming from the basement and the increase in our electric bill!) My hubby picked up the patio blocks for our patio - I can't wait to sit out there.  My patio safe dishes came.  I am ready for summer in case you couldn't tell.  I just need to find a reasonable patio set, now.

My first marigold, in the early stage of its
bloom, brought such a smile...

Enjoy your life, no matter what stage it is in.  You are still here.  Fight through to find happiness, even if it is simply from the smile of a baby watching you or the waggidy tail hitting the door as you walk in.  Find the light in the darkness, even if you have to make your own light.  However, don't use a lighter under your bed for the light...I digress.  Hug your FFs and Muppets.  You never know what tomorrow brings, so enjoy the day.  Leave nothing unsaid...

In Wisconsin, If You Don't Like the Weather...

wait five minutes it will change.  Which is soooo true.  We had 80s in March and frost for most of April. 80s yesterday and the day before.  40s will be here later this afternoon.  I am hoping my hubby will get the OT he put in for today.  My kids and I will enjoy homemade mac n cheese and some movies, as the cold front comes in.  I can't wait for the day to be over!  I love the weekends!


Wednesday we spent the night outside, talking to our neighbors, enjoying my hubby's yummy fajitas from the grill.  Yesterday, we took the kids to the park, threw the ball around, swang on the swings, watched some of my freshmen on the JV bball team.  It was so nice.  This might be the end of our spring.  The next time we have any sort of heat, it may very be 105 in the shade with 95% humidity.


Enjoy my lovelies in the park.

Spring Fever

Sad thing...I think
I own this book from
my youth.

I think I might be the only person in the state of Wisconsin that enjoys the delayed appearance of spring and summer.  It is not that I am particularly attached to the snow.  No, I love the snow...until end of February/ beginning of March,  Then - it gots to go!  But, we have had 2 weeks of sun and 70s.  Yeah...we don't get that around here until, like...mid June some years.  And now I have spring fever and I have it bad.  


Spring Break is two weeks away.  Summer vacation is 9 weeks away.  I am already as bad as the kids.  Quickly eating so I can sit outside on the porch and talk to my neighbors, enjoy the nice nights.  looking out my classroom window, longing to be out with the kids.  Coloring with the chalk, throwing the football, planting my flowers. <sigh> Do we HAVE to go to school??


I got it bad and it ain't good.


No worries, this is Wisconsin.  If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes.  It will change.  Well, lovely tease.  Your five minutes is up.  Please move along, but don't forget us.  Come back...in 6 weeks or so.  I would love an extended visit at that point.