It's mid-February in the Chicagoland area. What else is there to say?
Apologies for being so quiet on the blog. After receiving the third email in one week asking if we were doing okay... I figured I'd better cough up some news.
Well, there's snow. We had a blizzard! Did you hear about it? We shoveled a lot, cursed the way the winds had blown and drifted snow against our garage door, and rallied a ton of neighborhood brawn so that we could all get out of our shared alleyway the day after.
But now - we're in the midst of our first spring tease. This weekend it was sunny and warm (high 30s! low 40s!) and later this week it will be in the 50s! This is cause for cautious celebration because we all know that the mercury will plummet again before spring actually arrives.
We're taking lots of walks and getting as much use out of our snow boots, as possible. Especially the smallest member of the household, who was delighted by all of the slushy ice puddles brought on by the warmer weather.
We're listening to Rag Mop (or "mop mop", as Christopher requests it). And we're listening to anything else that we can... when we're allowed.
We're watching words spill out of Christopher's mouth - new ones on a daily basis. Who knew that he knew the names of so many things? Apparently he did, but the rest of us had to wait to actually hear it. It must be a relief to finally say what you mean/want and be understood.
Garden-planning, backyard-afternoons-dreaming, longer-day-yearning, park-swing-missing... that's what February is all about. All of those things will be here before we know it. We just have to keep reminding ourselves!
And lastly, Happy Valentine's Day! I just finished my annual day-of valentine crafting. Whew! Just in the nick of time, as always.
