spring, please.

tomorrow is april 1st. and while i try really really hard to be content with spring being 'around the corner'-- it can not come soon enough!! we are done with the freezing cold temps and drizzly gray days. and most of all, with sickness! when march arrived i was feeling like winter hadn't been 'too too long' this year. i was somewhat proud of myself for having such a positive attitude. but 30 days later, i'm growing a little more impatient. after the plumber came to our rescue and fixed our broken well pump (another thing we take SO for granted) we went to longwood yesterday to get outta the house and into some rainforest warmth. C had a blast smelling all the flowers (and everything else he could sniff!) and it was a nice escape. K, who has been battling this lingering ear infection and bronchitis-type cough since the last post, was delighted with all of the fountains-- he wanted to climb in all of them. i think he thought they were bathtubs. he is going to love the pool this summer! can't wait!!! so glad he is feeling better. poor little guy had a rough weekend.
found out this morning that poor mom has had a recurrence of her acute arthritic condition that surfaced last year around this time, attacking her weaker joints, ie, her knee replacement. she cannot seem to catch a break-- and i so wish there was something we could do! like transport her to a sunny beach for the day. ok, so i wish we could all do that. but i suppose we will be complaining about the heat in no time-- and taking for granted those sunny (healthier) days we all so long for now.