There are days in the dead of Winter when there is ice and snow on the roads and I wish I was somewhere else. Somewhere warm. Then I remember the allergies, the horrible sweltering heat, and the crime in a bigger city and I feel very grateful for living where I do. If I ever need any other reasons I just look to the seasons. Four seasons each distinct and wonderful in their own right. The Desert has beauty as well but I was raised in the North and somehow that will always stay with me.
The season of Spring alone is a constant reminder that this is the place for me. The sun has been shining all week and I have never appreciated it more! The snow is melting and spirits are high for the most part. Both of my daughters where a little cranky today and I am very tired but it was a good day regardless. The best part of Spring is the return of the songbirds. I hear them every morning now and they give me the impetus I need to get going. I will be needing that on a Friday!I stayed home with Rhianna yesterday and will again today. She has developed bronchitis. Jon wrote her a script for some azithromycin to clear it up. She has been fighting this now for a few weeks so its time to kick it out! If she is not feeling well she is usually OK to be home alone but I don't trust lung stuff. I feel like I want to be here and keep an eye on it. That can go downhill fast and besides she just needs her mamma.
It is a bad time for this to happen because as of March 1st Spring Fever has officially started! I actually really *want* to go to work and be with my kids! We have sunny skies here and the snow is all melting a little bit each day. Today we will get up near 40 so there should be a lot of melt today! I am going to get all of our Easter stuff out to help usher in Spring!The owners of the house we want have counter bid and so now we are waiting to hear from the credit union. All of our savings that we had put aside for taxes we get sunk into this as it will be an investment property and we have to come up with 20%. This means we have to start all over saving to pay our taxes for this year and last. We might not be going to Orlando over the break after all or anywhere for that matter for awhile. That's OK though.You do what you have to do. Rachel and Max will have a house and I am excited to help Rachel get it set up. It will need some painting on the inside and she has next to no furniture so there is that expense too. It will be worth it to have Maxwell right down the street.I was excited to connect with some very old and dear friends on Facebook today. Jess and Mary. Mary hasn't answered my friend request and probably never will and that's OK. I don't expect as much but I did put it out there which is all I can do. It is good to see that her and Julia are doing well. Jess is also doing well and has a beautiful family. It is wonderful to know that things are going well for them."It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!" ~Mark Twain