ready or not, spring has sprung...

daffodils...

and leaves...

crocus...

and leaves...

more daffodils...

and leaves...

another blooming crocus...

and leaves...

do you see a pattern here?

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we have got so much to uncover...

sedum...

and leaves...

tulips...

and leaves...

iris...

and leaves...

dead heading needs done, too...

columbine...

and leaves...

now that we waited too long...

much of this will have to be done by hand...

you cannot put a rake through things when they are up this high without pulling them out or apart...

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guess we will be putting that extra hour of daylight to good use...

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looks like another rainy day here...

but the last couple of weekends...

while we have been out...

I have been gathering a few things...

I love the fabric I found at Walmart...

have a few projects in the planning stage...

can't wait to see how it all comes out...

so, on rainy days such as this...

you will probably find me in my play room...

I have a lot on my heart and mind this week...

so many in need of prayer...

so many sick...

tired...

weary...

looking for answers...

seeking His guidance...

turning it over to God...

keeping a prayer going throughout the day...

for His hand to touch those who need Him most...

there is nothing that He can't do...

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I hope your week has been an easy one...

and that your weekend is extra special...

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soggy morning...

Craig hauling in totes full of Christmas stuff for the toy drive...

we have found some really great things for the kids on clearance the last couple of weeks...

that's where its stored...

the robins are back!

that surely means spring...

we missed the biggest part of the rain from this system going through...

we don't need a lot to flood again...

so we are thankful for that...

when the high waters went down, this bike emerged just below the dam...

we haven't gotten much done outside or in...

Craig has had 5 days off and we just puttered around here...

trying to get the soreness worked out and the energy back...

its early here, and there is a light rain...

the sky is just starting to light up...

I have had breakfast with DH and I think I am heading back to bed for awhile...

not much planned for today...

need to put away a load of laundry that's still on the kitchen table from last night...

its all folded, but DH was in bed and didn't want to try to get it put up in the dark last night...

have good days!

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its feeling like spring...

things sure are a lot different than they were a couple of weeks ago...

for one, the snow is all gone...

we had a high of 69 today...

and I did get out for a little bit today...

there is still a mess to clean up...

the last couple of weekends, we have been busy running here and there...

Craig and I spent last week with the tummy flu...

after trying to get over the upper respiratory junk we have had forever...

it was the most miserable flus of all...

and there was no computer time or anything...

just tons of covers curled up in a ball in the middle of the bed...

we were well enough by the weekend to get to the walk in clinic...

we both got meds this time...

its just taking its time getting out of here...

itching to start playing outside, but we just don't have the energy...

so far, DH hasn't gotten any of it...

I think Craig and I are just wore down from the other stuff, that we caught this tummy bug easily...

when normally, we wouldn't...

I am still not that great yet...

we are both having energy issues...

we are eating good now and doing our meds...

plenty of fluids and all that...

its just hard to stay in bed and rest when the sun is shining and you have waited all winter to be outside again...

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from one extreme to the other...

we started out our Saturday like this...

snow still left over from the mid week blizzard...

by almost noon...

we were down to this...

so we came home and did lunch...

some laundry...

and headed out again mid afternoon...

ran across Scooter in the middle of a field...

and by then, most of the snow was gone...

it was in the 50s...

and by the time Sunday morning came around...

all the rest of this was gone, too...

we had 60s...

the three of us headed to town and shopped and brought home lunch...

then took the rest of the day off, mostly...

cleaned out the fridge, washed dishes and had chicken for supper...

(picked that up in town at the deli)

so it was an easy weekend...

feeling much better now...

Craig, on the other hand is sick again...

so I am thinking his little body needs to get into the dr's office this week...

and get the meds he needs to finish this stuff off once and for all...

I just hope I don't have to do another round of it...

he took some vacation days, so has four days off in a row...

so don't have to worry about him getting through work for a few days...

I hope your weekend was good...

looks like we might get another snow mid week again...

temps are dropping and it rained pretty good last night...

just waiting for the next few weeks to pass so spring can really happen...

so much to do...

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