Wednesday, February 16, 2011

good bye winter!

I haven't written in quite some time. It's been a difficult time of year for me, and writing it down seemed doubly offensive. You d know the old saying, "if you haven't got something nice to say, don't say anything". Well, generally I change it to "if you haven't got something nice to say, come sit by me". When you're trying to take the high road, either way won't work. We have just come off Valentine's Day, a double holiday for us-our wedding anniversary too! Valentine's Day was always special for me-giving and sharing valentine's with your children is so sweet. Seeing the new loves and sweeties as they get older, from Kindergarten on. it's a loving holiday, and I love it. We married on Valentine's Day because it was symbolic for us to be Valentine's forever. Nine years. We are still each other's valentine. And so, the darkness of winter seems to have broken, and anticipation for spring is rampant. People's Christmas decorations are coming down (only to the level that can be reached due to the snow) and St. Patrick's decorations are going up! The year is moving along, and most people will say of the winter of 10/11, "don't let the door hit you in the arse as you leave". We're all ready for spring. I have been planning my garden, and also planning the landscaping for the pond. I plan on taking it on this year. Last year it was overgrown and ignored. I am feeling stronger day by day and will win the pond wars, I'm sure of it. Pick your spring battles an take them on. Let the games begin!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Happy (belated) Anniversary and Valentine's Day! I hope the muse starts revving up again, as the spring air moves in.

Psst...today is the Bernard Pivot Blogfest, if you still want to play along!

Hope you have a great day!

Kittie Howard said...

Enjoyed your post. I read where moving ranks on the stress level up there with death. Probably right as every time we've moved it was the end of day-to-day memories where we lived.

Hub and I got engaged on Valentine's Day.

Oops, almost forgot. I'm dropping in from the blogfest and am your newest follower. I'm at: www.kittiehoward.blogspot.com

Sylvia Ney said...

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