Ah....spring is here, I see my daylilies sprouting out of the ground, they have pretty yellow buds on them, my tulips are all coming up to.  I love when those flowers bloom and the newness of the season.   Oh...wait...put your breaks on....spring is NOT here yet.  Yes the calendar said it was officially spring....but the weather said differently.  :)  It snowed here yesterday, the second "official" day of spring.   It snowed much worse south of us, and I am thankful that we only had an inch of snow AND it is all gone today. Well for the most part, some shaded areas have snow in them, but the roads are dry (that is very important) and the yard is dry.  (that is a bonus) 

Now I like all seasons, I think they all are great, each holds its own excitement for me, Spring, I love the newness of the season, I love digging in the ground and getting some plants going.  Summer, I love summer activities, the warmth in the air.  Fall, ahh...sweet peaceful fall, with all its vibrant colors.  And winter, with its holidays and the ending of one year and the begining of another.  All the seasons are just wonderful.  But as I get older, I start to like Spring a bit more. Fall has to reign in a close second.  Spring just shouts of new life and freedoms.  It promises of warm playdays and walks in the park. 

Honestly we could use a bit of spring weather here.  I have two very active boys, whom during the winter months get a bit to rambunctious for the house.  This week they have both been a bit more ancy than normal.  Another sign spring is around the corner.

Another spring great in Indiana, at least now that I homeschool, is the homeschool convention.  This is the first year since I started homeschooling that I won't be attending.  But the catalogs are coming in, the sales on curriculum are coming out, and looking toward next years books seems so exciting.  Figuring out what has worked this year, what is not working for us, and what we just plain could not get interested in and did not use.  Some of it did work, some I would like to work better.  And the things we did not use, well need pitched, because they did not work for us. 

Usually with spring there is a new sport.  This year we have not found one to join, and I am afraid I am too late to get the boys signed up.  But instead we found 4-H.  My oldest had his Jr 4-H meeting last night, first one.  He is so excited.  He was only signed up for one event, Woodworking.  And he was okay with that.  He would have signed up for many more, but I did not let him.  So last night we are at our meeting, which happens to be in an Archery shop.  They discuss the shooting sports club.  Hmm...is he interested?  That boy could not sit still!  He was so interested!  My oldest has loved to fish (another spring favorite for him) since he was old enough to hold a pole.  I think at the age of 2 my father would take him down to the lake and they would fish for hours.  Friends of my fathers were all amazed that a 2 yr old would last that long, but I tell you he has a heart for fishing and hunting, but also for animals in general.  Someday his mind will probably battle over saving them all, or hunting, but right now he just is enjoying the ideas at hand.  This Archery shop, had all the bow hunting things his poor lil heart could handle to see, and he was just bursting at the seams with excitement.  So yes mama broke her rule of only one event and said, "go ahead and sign up for the shooting sports club"  (I read the book first and saw that the first thing that all are taught is safety.)  Just another new spring event.

My dd will be having her mini-4H meeting at some point, she chose to do her project on a pet.  Plans to take pictures of our huge Shepherd and make a poster on him.  :)  The mud loving long haired dog....guess I will have to work hard at getting him cleaned up for his photo opts....ah Spring will be good for that...all the rain...lol.....

My youngest ds, just can't stand that the sun comes out, it gets warmer (50's) and then the next day it is cold again.  He wants to ride his bike, he wants to run, he wants to....just be a part of SPRING!  Winter is not so much fun for him.  To cold.  He is not fond of that. 

So all this newness....all this spring....I can't wait to see how it continues to come in.  :)  And those flowers...well so far they all survived the snow....Hoping they survive it again on Friday and Saturday....cause I sure would like to see them bloom!