Wordless Wednesday

Spring is here! Well, almost.

Ahhh, clear blue, sunny sky, temperature is actually above freezing for the first time in months! Birds are chirping in the distance, my pugs Lilly and Lacy are both lying the sun that is shining through the window. The downside of this wonderfulness is there's still snow in our yard that's, I'm not kidding you waist high! We keep joking to each other that it will be July before we see any grass! As I am writing this, my husband is desperately "channel surfing" in search of any spring training major league baseball game that might be on, as if watching a baseball game is going to make spring arrive any faster!
I have to admit, there things about winter that I enjoy and miss during other parts of the year. Christmas is my favorite day of the year and of course it's during winter. I love watching the snowflakes gently fall to the ground, I think an untouched blanket of snow on the ground is beautiful. On the comical side, my husband and I have some seriously hilarious snowball fights in our yard from time to time, and I about fall over laughing when watching my husband try to run in thigh high snow to track down a wayward pug, who has wondered into the neighbor's yard! believe me, what I've just described is a sight to behold! Spring will soon be here and the snow will soon be gone, and the snowball fights will be put on hold for another 7 months. I will welcome spring, but will in some ways miss winter.

Sunny weather, winter thoughts.

For the past few days we have had absolutely beautiful "spring like" weather. Sunny and low 60's is very rare for Ohio in November. Even with this lovely weather, my mind is already thinking "winter thoughts". I am already making plans for Thanksgiving ( my husband has to work the day after Thanksgiving, so going away for Thanksgiving is definitely out of the question!) and both our families are far away, so this takes some planning. As of today, I have started to make Christmas gifts ( yes I am doing handmade Christmas gifts this year), I think they're more personal and I have the ideas and the time, so "what the heck!?". I do dread the thought of having to put in storm windows, but I have resigned myself to the fact that I will probably have to do it by the end of this week! Agh!
But again, there are things I love about winter. I love the first snow of the season, the sight of snowmen on front lawns and getting into "snowball wars" with the kids next door! I love snuggling up in my husband's arms while watching movies at night. I enjoy sipping my homemade hot chocolate while reading a good book, and chasing our pugs around in the snow in our back yard (they love it!).
So, while I am sad to see this wonderful weather leave us, I am getting ready for the "Winter Wonderland" that we will soon be living in for the next 4 or 5 months. I am ready, so "bring it on!"