Spring?------ Is That You?

The winter was long, exciting, boring, and of course, cold. I don't enjoy winter for the most part. I like snow for Christmas, and that is about it. I love the sweet smell of fresh cut grass, the wonderful sight of flowers, beaches, sprinklers, and games being played outside in the cool of the evening. Aw...summer. How I love thee. I even enjoy fall, breaking out the sweaters, warm cups of coffee, tea, coco, and cyder, and of course throwing Kylyn in the leaves and watching her face as she leaves her daddy's arms to take a quick trip into the air and land in a high pile of crunchy leaves. I enjoy fall. Spring isn't so bad either...but its mostly wet, flooding everywhere, mud everywhere, still cold, but yet it hold the promise of summer and that's something I do look forward to. Winter on the other hand...is ugh. The fun crunchy leaves are either swooped up and taken away by wind or the leaf collector, or buried under dreadful white frozen rain. I become a hermit and leave my home only when necessary, I watch the birds leave, and the trees and pants die for the season. (Yes, I know the trees don't actually die) I get in a mood. A sad mood...hopeless and dreadful. It only gets the tiniest bit better when we have a warm sunny day, in which the temperature is above 30 degrees. Aw Spring. You have arrived.

My tulips are coming in everywhere, the snow in our yard is nearly gone, but it sure left a muddy brown yucky mess. Yeah. I just know that the warmer it gets the closer Summer is to being outside my door. That in itself is enough to cause a smile to be plastered across my face for longer then a few minutes. Joy. Zack and I have talked about our plans for the summer on what to do as far as fixing up the outside. Ideas of planting a vegetable garden, making a short term path from the driveway to our front door, fixing the flower garden by laying down weed barer, purchasing some small bushes/shrubs, possibly (hopefully) putting up a fence, even the idea of painting the trim of our ugly brown house white, and staining our deck. All this talk of outdoor plans makes me, well, excited! I enjoy being outside, but not in an empty yard open to a close road, in which stupid teenage kids are speeding by throughout the year. I am paranoid for sure about Kylyn getting struck by a vehicle, or Joslyn who will be walking this summer wobbly walking out into the road and being hit. Even writing that made me cringe.

Zack and I also have thrown around the idea of purchasing bikes for him and I, and then getting one of those double seat pull-behinds, so we can take the girls on bike rides. I think it would aso be so enjoyable for the girls if we got a shallow kiddie pool. Something we could fill, covor, and let the sun warm up a bit ahead of time before the girls hop in. Joslyn got a baby swing for Christmas this year as well, so I'm sure she will love that. If all of this gets done, and a few of our remodeling ideas get accomplished, (the basement, and master bedroom..possibly a sitting room)...it will be a good summer. Lets hope, cross our fingers, and pray the Lord blesses us this year...for my mentality's sake. God is so good, and even though this house is not at all perfct or remotely close to being to my liking, I am overly joyed that I HAVE a house, a roof to covor my head and the heads of my husband and daughters. I am blessed beyond comprehension to have food in my fridge, shoes on my feet (not at the presant time) and such amazing family to stand by me. I am trusting and praying that God will bless our family whether it be here on Earth or in His Kindom in Heaven, because He has promised this to me.

Spring, I bid thee welcome, please bring Summer close behind you, and Summer...please. Stay for a LONG while. :)