We have woken to a couple of inches of snow several days this week. This morning was another one of those days, and I have recently returned from taking the girls to school on a 2 hour delay. I am hoping that we don't end up having any more snow days, or our Spring Break will slowly dwindle away.
Things are looking up, however. We survived February, and are just about 2 weeks away from Spring. With that thought in mind, L planted about 90 seeds over the weekend - tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and melons. It is a couple of weeks later than I usually get my starts going, but better late than never.
Speaking of starting tomatoes, I found this little tomato plant growing inside my tomato this weekend!
With all of the wind (knocked out internet, cell service and power on Sunday and Monday), snow, and forecasted single digit temperatures, it is always a struggle to keep the outdoor animals warm, and with liquid water and access to their food. Apparently the wild beasties have roamed a bit closer, looking for easy food as well. I found these prints on the lid to the bucket of kitty food - looks like a raccoon to me!
L has her first Track practice this evening. She has never done this sport before, but she did great at that 5 K last November. Of course, she is not completely done with Basketball yet, although her team played their final game on Saturday. They will have playoffs this weekend - sometimes these end up being VERY long days!
I have spent the winter exercising on the elliptical and occasionally the rowing machine, instead of venturing out of doors to exercise. (That stress fracture in November convinced me that my running days are over.) I have one final episode of "Midsomer Murders" to watch while I exercise - I have watched all 19 seasons over the past year! I have learned a couple of things from watching: there are an astounding number of murders in tiny English villages, and a large number of medical people with knowledge of medicines that can be used in poisonings seem to be involved. I'll have to move on to yet another British TV show after this, since I've exhausted the "Call the Midwife", "Midsomer Murders", and "Sherlock" episodes.
I need to close and get my house cleaning done before all craziness erupts this evening- J has an appointment, vocals and choreography, finishing up at 8. L has Track practice, followed by a parents meeting, and voice lessons. Whew!
Just a final note to say that I am changing the status of my blog to private at the request of J. I don't believe that this will affect anyone who actually reads this, but will not let it pop up for viewing for others. Let me know if there are problems!
