Hello March! I love you!

There are two main reasons I love March.

1. It is not January.
2. It is not February.

It has been a long, cold, and snowy winter. I can handle the cold and the snow, it was the gray skies that about did me in!

But today begins the month of March and I am happy. The skies were blue and the temperature reached the upper 50s. It's hard to complain about that!

In fact, this afternoon marked my first walk outdoors in quite some time. I've walked my daughter to school only a handful of times since Christmas break and today was one of those days. The wind was colder than I expected, but we didn't care. We were all so happy to be out in the fresh air.

I had another chance to walk this afternoon. I had some books on hold at the library and realized that my youngest daughter and I had time to walk to the library before my older two got home from school. So I loaded up the stroller with Jane and her four baby dolls (yes, four!) and we were off.

As I walked, I happened to notice some stubborn ice slowly melting in the shade. It may sound silly, but I felt rather smug as I walked by that ice. At times this winter, it felt like spring would never arrive. Yet, spring is just around the corner. It's such a wonderful season full of hope. I used to think that fall was my favorite season, but now I just don't know. I may be switching my allegiance to spring. At least until September!

Happy 19 days until spring!