March Madness?

Today was one of those amazing 'Spring' days that show up and give you a bit of hope and help you breath a little deeper.

The skies were brilliantly blue and cloudless. The wind was gentle and sun was shinging bright. It made me want to drink beer, eat burgers and lounge on the patio. I didn't even mind blowing a million bubbles.

We spent the afternoon in the yard blowing bubbles, scribbling with chalk, swinging and sliding and kicking balls. The neighbor boys, her 'buddies', came over to frolic. Rylan stopped by to play for a few hours.

The cousins breached the sandbox. The sandbox that has 250 pounds of sand in it. And old faded toys. And bugs.

The sandbox that doesn't have a cover and was full of snow only a month ago. The icky, slushy sandbox.

There was sand in their hair. There was sand between her toes (maybe because she stripped off her socks and shoes?) and in his pockets. The giggled and cackled and got, well, dirty.

My solution? The dreaded cousin bath - with photos - because at 15 it will be fun to mortify them.

Looking for Spring

My friend Sara has informed me that spring has arrived in Seattle.

She says the birds are chirping, the are crocus blooming and the sun is peeking in.

I look out at my 23 inches of snow and am a tiny bit jealous.

Around here, these are the only blooms I could find...

Not much

Addie and I had a lovely weekend of girl time...Miss Karen B. took a spur of the moment trip down to the 'Nati to enjoy our company and our sunshine. Her timing was perfect, being that Andy is not only immersed in March Madness, but also had to work from midnight Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday.

Karen and I did some shopping, a lot of eating (mmmmm, fried pickles), a bit of wine drinking and a ton of laughing. Before she hit the road yesterday Karen honed her "little people" art skills with Addison, decorating the front of our house.
Visiting season has officially begun...next weekend we are going to see Haro, and, hopefully, Berto. Smitty, Pat and unnamed others are in town in April. My mom and aunt (hopefully) will be here the end of April and the Cubs extravaganza is in early June. I am thinking that as part of our landscaping I need to incorporate room for an "Vacancy" sign.
This week we have a beautiful forecast - 60s and 70s - which is WAY better than the weather here or here. I heart southern Ohio....