Spring is here! Which means time to start yard work and such. We are excited to start working and digging in, literally. Our imaginations run rampant with wonderful ideas with which to work. :) Andy pulled four old stumps out of the ground where we are going to put a new lawn. That way there will be no bumps for the lawnmower to go over. We also had to mow the lawn already. Crazy. It's not even middle of April!
Our second spring in this part of the world. It's pretty interesting to see how things that were normal to you for all your life, once removed, make for a bit of a lost feeling, subconsciously.
Things like "April Showers...", yup, no such thing here. I don't miss the rain, but strangely enough I miss the sound of water seeping into the ground and the ground thawing out at such a quick pace that you can hear the little bubbles of water opening up the soil. Oh and thunderstorms - they are a rarity here! I didn't even know previously that not all regions get thunderstorms! Interesting.
Things like sprouting bulbs all over town. Not many gardeners here. So instead I went to the grocery store and bought a little yellow pail filled with daffodils. I will plant the bulbs later and hopefully next year they will peep thru the ground here.
Things like Spring fashion. People are less fashion consious here too, which in a way is very refreshing, but I really do enjoy hunting for that new "in" colour and adding something trendy to my wardrobe. So since my favourite sister shoppers are approx. 3000 kms away I am blessed to have a hubby who takes me on dates to satisfy that spring shopping craving. :) What did I purchase? Well now, if you must know;) I got a very lovely jean jacket in the satisfying new shade of peachy/pink. Since I love describing colours by fruit names I would say its a mixture of Watermelon and Canteloupe. mmmm.
For the rest, things are rolling along smoothly, chickens are growing and occasionally getting sick, just like the children of this house. According to my latest research the dry air here makes it possible for the mucous membranes in the throat to be more susceptible to bacteria, and I'm thinking that's a great theory since we have been having some nasty sore throats and croupy coughs. Sigh. I'm sure the fluctuating temperatures aren't helping either.
Abby is growing and keeping us smiling, she's such a little chunker and is starting to get her own personality. She knows when she wants something and basks in the love shown by her big brothers. The sweet baby gurgles and coos more then make up for the countless feedings and diaper changes. I could take a picture of her everyday, but refrain, for practicality calls. :D
We had a funny experience the other day when two donkeys came running thru our yard! They were sticking close together and hod no bridle or halter on, but were tame so we figured they had run away from the neighbours down the road. We put them in our pen after bribing them with carrots. Of course now they boys want us to buy them donkeys. Which is not going to happen:)
And one more thing! Seth got glasses! I think
he should have been eating those carrots and not the donkeys! (Have you ever seen a rabbit with bad eyes?). We thought his vision was not so great anymore when he started complaining about the overhead projector at church not being clear enough to read. Now he can see it! I think it's kind of cute:) and scholarly:).
