Weather report..............

Yesterday Mother Nature gave us a taste of spring weather, and I spent a couple of hours raking leaves. Yes! I am well aware that it is the wrong season for one to be raking leaves, but this is the punishment for the crime of procrastination last October and November.

Anyway, I had such a great time out in the sunshine, I was almost glad that the yard never got cleaned up last fall. Most of the stuff I do in a day just needs to be re-done in a couple of hours or at least by the next day. It was refreshing to see the progress I was making in uncovering the flower beds, exposing the dirt to the sunshine and fresh air. Not only was it still looking good later in the evening, it still looks good this morning, and will continue to look good for a couple of weeks until the weeds start to sprout. I feel a great sense of accomplishment, and it feels good!

Yesterday was also a great day for a run. So good in fact that I found myself having to share the road with lots of other runners. I don't really mind this, in fact it is good for me and makes me run faster so "I don't look bad" in front of them, but I still found myself wanting to call them a wimp and ask them where they were when there was snow and ice on the ground? And I like to think I am not competitive. Who am I kidding?

My youngest and I have also been taking the dogs to the "dog park." Actually it is the enclosed baseball field, but they love to run without being on a leash. We are not the only ones that use the ball field for this purpose. Once, we even met other dogs there. Emma just happens to be afraid of other dogs, why I am not sure. Anyway, as soon as the dog approached her, she did her cowering thing, so I started to take her out. The dog's owner came over and started telling me what a bad mother I was for not socializing her better so that she would not be afraid of other dogs and how this was going to scare her for life if she didn't get over it. I get that "dogs are people too" but scared for life? If I thought I was going to get bitten at best and eaten at worst I would cower too, wouldn't you? She has her brother to play with, and like I told my kids, "If you aren't scared by this, you will be scared by something else, so deal with it and move on." I had many things I wanted to say to this woman, but instead just stood and protected Emma with my body as best I could and thankfully in a few minutes the other dog left the park. Anyway, Until we get busted and told it is forbidden, it is a great place for them to burn off their winter fat. As long as they are the only dogs in there that is.

Today, is grey and rainy, but yesterday's taste of nice weather reassures me that spring is just around the corner, and snow WILL be a thing of the past (or at least will be in another month or so), and before you know it everyone will be complaining about how hot they are. Can't wait!