Longer days. Shifting hormones causing a feeling of giddiness to bubble up as winter fades away. Spring fever has finally struck the Shipleys as temperatures climbed into the 80's this weekend. For the kids, spring fever causes a distracted sort of feeling that makes it hard to concentrate on the final push for good grades. And quite frankly, I am having a hard time caring about school either as I look forward to summer with all it's gloriously warm days and homework-free nights. Only three more weeks! For me, spring fever usually hits in the form of gleeful home improvement. Oh, the projects I have planned! Now if I could just pick one and actually do it. It's just so much easier to think of the ideas than to execute them.
Of course, since there must be opposition in all things, we found out yesterday that our central air has quit working. Seriously? Where are we going to come up with the money to replace THAT? Looks like we are going on the beans and rice diet for the next few months if we want to afford to survive summer. But to look on the bright side, I would rather be sweating than freezing, so I suppose I will cling to that like my shirt is clinging to my back at this very moment.
I LOVE SUMMER! I was just telling Dave how much happier I am now that it's spring, and it is the sole fault of the weather! Coldness and no sun is no fun! I hear you about Mother's Day too...all women want is to sleep. That's all we've ever wanted. You are lucky as can be that you got to sleep in. With our early morning church "sleeping in" on Sunday means getting up at 7. Oh, and before I forget, I kept meaning to tell you I have a suggestion for your productiveness from a couple posts back. My trick to being productive is to put shoes on. I don't know why, but when I have shoes on, I get a ton done around the house. Probably because when I'm shoeless I think I can curl up on my couch cuddling my tv remote, and by the time I realize what I've done my DVR is exhausted and it's time to start dinner....oops.
ReplyDeleteThe shoe trick is so true! I kind of forgot about that one. I will have to give it another shot this week, since I am WAY behind on, well, everything. And it's a dang good thing I don't have DVR or I would be in serious trouble. My kids would be eating cereal every night.
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