It's Spring!

Spring is here, and we're loving it! Today we are enjoying a glorious sunshiny day, with a gentle breeze, and lovely warm temperatures. The daffodils are beginning to fade, but the tulips are taking over. Our red bud tree is blooming, as are the cherry wood trees and dogwoods in the neighbors' yards.

Being a gorgeous Saturday, it seems the whole neighborhood is out doing yard work. We just got a head start on them! While I was saying "how-do?" to the neighbors up the road, James disappeared. I heard the log splitter going across the street, so I'm guessing he is over there splitting the rest of the cherry tree pieces to get them out of the Mosses' yard before next Friday. We hauled 8-10 wheelbarrow loads of wood last night-all that was split, and all that Billy helped us split before we ran out of daylight. "Look, James, I got you a tree for Easter!"

The fun part is that while we were sitting on our glider, enjoying the evening sounds, we talked about getting a wood stove insert for our fireplace. And today, while I was chatting with a neighbor, he mentioned he is planning on getting rid of his! He also is going to re-do his driveway and retaining wall, and offered us the bricks currently in use there.

Guess we're getting something of a reputation for scavenging in the heighborhood. . .We'll call this a good thing, since it means people think of us when they are getting rid of something that might be useful. Besides, it's so much fun to mortify the kids!

James got his "mid-life crisis toy" yesterday- a lime-green mini scooter. He rode it home from the store, took the twins for rides, and then turned it over to Eliza. Unfortunately, he forgot to explain the breaking process before explaining the motion process, and she relied on obstacle braking-right into the back of his car! Liza's the only one who doesn't seem to find this absolutely hilarious, and she's not appreciating the teasing.

Got to get back out to the sunshine (never mind I've been out four times since I started this post!), and get some things done.