Breathing

There is a pile of grass-stained soccer cleats in the floor of my van.

The leaves we never got around to raking last fall are cheerfully decomposing, revealing their hidden treasures of rusty Hot Wheels cars and Legos underneath.

Strange contraptions are appearing in my backyard, contraptions made of a stick, curling ribbon, a deflated ballon and Scotch tape:

Curious holes appear around my backyard, most likely dug using my good spoons.

My daffodils bashfully reveal their color, while the hyacinths get ready explode right into theirs.

Something in me stretches, and yawns, and breathes deeply.

It must be spring.

Comments

[Laura]

And spring is always good :)

[Jenn]

I'm gonna live vicariously through you...it snowed here last night :(

[Queen Mother]

Spring.....almost. We'll still have our Easter "cold snap" as my grandmother used to say. Yesterday was beautiful so it does give me hope that it is coming...

[Edi]

It's been great for the kids to be outside around here the past couple of days! Let the digging begin! Why do kids love to dig?? And poke around the already struggling grassland areas...a stick hut was sticking out of a bare patch of ground - it looked adorable and creative but it's the wrong place for it.

[suburbancorrespondent]

The whole house seems to get a little bit bigger as the kids finally go outside to play...

[Linda Sue]

Yeah SPRING! here in Texas we are seeing an abundance of weeds, fireants and yes - trees budding out.

[chocolatechic]

Nothing is coming up here.........yet, but...but...but....my boy said that he saw geese flying north this morning.

That, my dears, is a wonderful sign!

[tas]

Well, at least you have spring. We got more snow last night.....trade ya?

[Katrina (Callapidder Days)]

We've got the same thing going on here. I just noticed a mysterious arrangement of sticks and boards in the back yard, random scraps of paper by the swingset, and (annoyingly) cigarette butts left by some of our basement-remodeling workers.

Can't wait until the sunshine and warmth follow!

[Sheila Gregoire]

Spring?!? SPRING!?! We've had more snow this March than any other March in history. We're trying to figure out how to do the Easter egg hunt on the first day of spring like you said, because we'll have to be burying them under snow.

Sniff. Now I'm jealous.

Visit To Love, Honor and Vacuum today!

[Lisa]

You forgot the sweatshirts draped on the car or on the deck railing on and the discarded socks near the basketball goal!!
Great post!

[warillever]

Can you send some of that spring this way? We still have two feet of snow on the ground.....

My kids think that the Easter Bunny will be riding in on Santa's sleigh.

[April]

You know, I am jealous for another reason, an opposite reason. You get spring, you get daffodils and hyacinth. Here is Florida we just warmer temps in a "winter" that has been crazy. We have gone from 50's to 80's in a single day!! The poor azelas (sp) don't know what to do. We lived in VA for two years so I do understand where you are coming from, and in some ways I miss it a lot!!

[Kristen @ We are THAT family]

We are in the bulb-popping-seed-sprouting-runny-nose-goodness time of the year too. I feel sorry for those still shoveling snow!

[Jenni]

Taking deep breaths along with you! Ahhhhhhh...

[lisa (lost pezhead)]

i'm glad someone is having spring! we just had a blizzard a few days ago!

[Diane]

Oh no you don't! I'm not gonna listen to all your talk of hyacinths blooming and Spring is here and then be devastated when the blizzard hits again. I'm going to sit here with my snow shovel and my hot chocolate and wait....
(boy, I sound like FUN!)
Diane

[Jackie]

That's one thing it took a while to get used to. Spring arriving earlier down south. Believe me, I enjoy it when it comes, because it seems to move too quickly into the hot humid months of summer. It's gorgeous here today as well!

[Sarah W.]

When I was in junior high, my parents went to an auction of a restaurant that was closing. They bought every single spoon the restaurant was selling.....to replace all the spoons us kids had used for shovels :). I do not even actually remember using the good spoons, but apparently, according to my mom, they disappeared often.

I got a good laugh when you mentioned the spoons :)

[angela]

Ditto - spring is showing up here too! The past few days have been beautiful, and the flowers/trees are blooming...

[Everyday Mommy]

"Strange contraptions are appearing in my backyard, contraptions made of a stick, curling ribbon, a deflated ballon and Scotch tape:"

You found one of those TOO??

[Kat @ The Burb Blog]

Yay! Spring! I remember digging in the dirt with mom's spoons, scissors, bowls, cups, whatever. It's 65 here today but will be back in the low 40s tomorrow...

[A&EMom]

Oh yes! And thank the good Lord, cause I'm in need of a thaw.

[pam]

I'm right there with A&E Mom. It's not been all that cold here, but my heart needs thawing anyway.

[Momandmore]

I'm so excited that its Springtime! I wandered outside to the backyard with my kids a few days ago and it was just lovely! Well the weather was... not so much my backyard. I decided to try to pay my boys to pick up sticks which are ubiquitous since the ice storm last November. The negotiations began: "I'll pay you a penny per stick" I said. "How about a dollar?" my 7 year old said. We settled on a nickel. Thirty minutes later they had each earned $10 and the yard looked much better. But there is still soooo much work to be done!
Michelle in Tulsa

[travis Spencer]

And the boys ask to pee in the backyard...

[Reynie]

Bring on spring!

[Melanie]

Smile.

[nims]

you have such a lovely way with words

happy spring!

[Beth]

Can it feel like spring at 7pm tonight when we're at T-ball practice so my 6 year old doesn't melt down in tears because he's cold?

[Amy loves Bud]

Yes, here we have muddy shoes by the front door, hail damage on the roof, allergies kicking in, a cardinal trying to come in our dining room window, and some DAYLIGHT! I am so very thankful.

[Smockity Frocks]

YAY for spring! I laughed about the spoons, too! I used to wonder, pre-kids, why my sister-in-law always complained about the kids taking silverware outside. Now I know! I guess it's in the Kid Code of Conduct.

[creative-type dad]

I like that contraption. I'm sure he'll come up with a lot more uses for it in a few days.

[Kristen]

Happy Spring! I have many contraptions like that around my house, too. It's amazing what kids can do with tape and string. :-)

[Half-Past Kissin' Time]

Gosh. When I saw your post photo, I thought I had accidentally stumbled on a post from last fall! We still have three feet of snow in the yard! Guess I'll have to live vicariously through you...

[Veggiemomof2]

Ya that was my thought when I saw it's suppose to rain 4 out of the next 5 days! LOL

[Kris]

Today has been absolutely gorgeous! And, it's left me with a severe, probably incurable, case of spring fever.

[kj]

Oh I envy your early spring. Just as our 3 month pile-up of snow had nearly melted away and just as my little crocuses were poking through the mud, just as I was breathing a sigh of relief from the winter blues, BAM! Another dumping of snow. 3 inches! Oh how Mother Nature mocks me. Looking for good airfare (and a good job for my hubby) in Arizona.

[Charissa]

The weather was beautiful here today. I just hope it stays that way, we have had to much snow :(

[Aunt Murry]

Aaaah Aaaaah Aaaaahhhhhhchooo! I lub spwing!

[Amber (P31)]

Very poetic!

Yay for Spring!
Yay for Spring!

[KitchenScrapbook]

Ah, Spring... bring it on!
Oh, and I've always said I wouldn't want to sell a house in the winter (lots of snow here)... who knows what the new owners would find in the spring. :)

[Kilikina]

Don't you LOVE spring? I sure do

[Minnesotamom]

Yummy words. I can't wait!

[Stacey]

Happy Spring!!