Spring Break

As I write this, many of my Kansas friends are on Spring Break.  Our schools don't break until the first week of April, and that's probably a good thing.  It's not very spring like yet.   Not to mention, with the cold and snow days off in January and February, the school district had to add four days to the end of the school year, so the kids now have to go through the first full week in June.  It's raining today, so hopefully that means that the accumulated snow will finally all melt from my back yard.  The front yard is melted and soppy grass is finally exposed.  My neighbors with shadier yards still have some snow piles from shoveling and snow blowing left. I'm pretty sure the Target parking lot will have a snow pile for another month, since it was 8 feet high at one point!

 My optimism of two weeks ago was misplaced.  This snowy scene was taken after a fresh 4 inches fell on Wednesday, March 12.  At least it's pretty, right?

The dog and the boy are both ready to get out and play.  We had to just go for it one weekend and trudge through the puddles and ice for a walk.   It wasn't bitterly cold (see jacket instead of coat), but the wind became too much and we went back inside after 15 or 20 minutes and just one loop around the block. 

Winter Wrap-up

My title may be a bit optimistic considering it has snowed 4 inches in the past 24 hours.  But it's March, so I'm ready to start thinking about spring, the end of another tax busy season (although really this one has just started), and our May vacation!  Hmmm, perhaps I am delusional in addition to optimistic!

While we continue to have cold temperatures and snow (whether fresh or accumulated), we have stayed busy.   Last weekend we had friend Ava's 7th birthday party which was the usual crew of kids and adults and delicious food and drinks.  Last night most of the same crew got together at another friends' house to celebrate their move to join us all in the suburbs.   We intended to play cards after dinner, but once the early to sleep kiddos took their parents home, we had an odd number, and then the got to stay up late kiddos were getting on each other's nerves, so someone was always up in the game room refereeing.   Oh well, between all that we ate tons of food and enjoyed chatting. 

 

I'm probably going to wait to post pictures until we have some "after" shots, but we officially began a kitchen remodel in February.  The new cabinets arrive next week, and the old cabinets are in the basement.  I'm not too worried about a torn up kitchen since I eat most of my meals at the office and Will loves foods from the microwave.  But, I'm sure once April rolls around and my house is still a mess, I'll have a different attitude!

 

Will is pictured above with the Yoda that he assembled from his punch out Star Wars Valentine's card from Grandma Hilary and Grandpa Ed.