This is the time of year when I really start wishing for summer. Spring is nice and I will certainly be happy to see it come but I can't help but think about summer. Say, mid-July? Hot, sticky, sultry dog days of summer is what I want. I love summer! It's my favorite season. I like the relaxed pace. We relax our schedule, play outside late into the evening and then sleep with the windows open and listen to the trains come through town at night. (Did you know I live in a busy train town?) I love sitting on the porch with my coffee while the sun warms the dew off the grass first thing in the morning. I love that my children will race outside, even before they eat breakfast, to play on the trampoline or in the sandbox. They will stay outside from dawn until dusk and then some.

Thinking of the summer to come seems to get me through just.one.more. cold snowy Ohio winter day. Yes, I will be happy to see spring, but not as happy as I will be to see summer!