Tra-La! It's Spring!

It is close enough to spring to start celebrating.

Look what I found coming up today:

Tulips!

Garlic!

Ha! The winter cannot last forever! It may come back to haunt us in the coming weeks, but it will be gone for sure very soon.

Winter used to be my favorite season. No, seriously. This is because I telecommuted, padding through the house with my stocking feet, cuddling up in a blanket as I typed away on the computer. Very cozy.

Then I had kids. Winter is not my least favorite, but it is no longer my buddy. It means lots and lots of laundry, as the kids tromp in mud, then snow, then mud again. It means being stir-crazy, because there are several small people bouncing off the walls. It means being very cold. Difficult to curl up in a blanket when you are running after a two-year-old - the blanket severely hampers my response time to the hourly crises.

So I was very happy to start sending the kids outside last week. Doug is happy, because he has started planting his garden. The neighbors actually stop their cars in front of our house, puzzled. But it is time for hardy seeds to go in the ground.

Spinach, sugar snap peas, carrots, and parsnips

Seedlings are also pushing their way up inside. Although they aren't looking so happy this year. Doug put them on a heating pad, hoping to make them a little warmer and grow a little faster. Personally, I'm about ready to give up on them.

My sad tomato plants, started in January. Shouldn't they be bigger by now?

Are you seeing spring in your neighborhood? Have you had it with winter this year, too? Let's all give a huge "Hurrah!" for spring!