Spring or something like it

I am so ready for nice weather. This has by far been the longest winter of my life. it didn't help that we literally had 2 solid months of non stop snow. Dont get me wrong, Im not a complainer by nature, and I love the seasons a lot, but being cooped up inside with nothing to do with the kids has been maddening at best.

The weather is slowly getting warmer, but not to my liking. I want 50 degrees and better now please! While I can be patient about many things, this is one of those things thats difficult to be patient about. Im ready to get out and run! I managed to squeeze in a trail run last week and it was pretty muddy but being it was high 40's it wasn't too disagreable.

There is a huge to do list on my plate right now as well, first and for most finish the kitchen redo. We have counter tops left to put in, knobs to put on, painting to finish on my cabinets, and the back splash to figure something out on. I've also got 2 kids rooms upstairs that need the paint finished from LAST year. Needless to say things feel a bit undone over here. After that the big tree out back has now seen its day, or at least Im hoping I have enough $ to help it go that direction haha. It has gotten so enormous that it covers over 3/4 of my big yard and I can't have my garden, which is not ok. I am not huge into my garden but i like fresh veggies in the summer. It helps keep our grocery bill down and there is nothing like my fresh homemade salsa. I didn't even make it last year because the only tomatoes I attempted to grow were in the upside planters and those things are not Chris friendly! I have 2 garden boxes in the back of the yard, i want to use them...tree has got to go.

Also after many years of not having, and wanting but not getting due to possibly selling and moving we are finally getting a swing set. My kids are thrilled...all 8 of them lol. The plan is a wooden one as the metal ones do not last, but we shall see, the wood ones are pricey. Hoping I can find a sale somewhere.

Im excited for the nice weather so I can take my kids walking around the lagoon, go on nature hikes at Sterling, and the Metro parks, and of course the beach. Oh the blessed beach, it is calling my name but it feels so far off right now. Today is is chilly and cold outside. Its early spring i realize but winter is fighting to stick around and quite honestly Im ready to see it leave 3 weeks ago like the silly ground hog said it would.