Seasons

Winter. It's beautiful isn't? All that white powdery snow. Snowmans to build, snowballs to throw, & hot chocolate to warm the rosy cheeks & frosty fingers. Then the pretty picture fades & restlessness sets in. Going anywhere takes hours of preparation. 3 kids to put layers of clothing on. From pants, sweaters, coats, hats, scarves & gloves....well, I'm sure I've used him before, but just picture the little boy from "A Christmas Story".  And having kids cooped up for months in a row requires lots of happy pills taken by mommy. OK, not really. But it can start feeling like everyone is crammed in the house like sardines. Fast forward to today.....

It's like 97 degrees, sunny, & humid.....Oh man we've been loving the weather. It's long over due after a winter that lasted an eternity. The girls just got a swing set & we set up the pool. We've been outside everyday from sun up to sun down. However, everyone is a crab by 10am. No one naps (total exaggeration, HC does nap). No one takes a rest. No one wants to stop swinging. And no one but mommy seems to notice that it is blazing hot outside except the dog. She's smart. She stays inside, on the only hardwood area of the house, sprawled out like it's nobody's business. Man I envy her. I also envy my oldest, who spends most of the day in the kiddy pool we have. I wanna be in the kiddy pool. Sadly for me, HC hates the pool. Booooooo!!! Babies, pssh, what do they know?!

I think it would be ideal if we could just have a bunch of snow while it's 95 degrees out. You know, so you could run around in shorts & tanks!! Of course, the snow wouldn't melt in hot weather. It would still be cold & powdery & perfect. I'd be outside making snow angels instead of out here sweating buckets. I'm not complaining cuz I'd take this weather any day over cold temps! BUT why can't I have my cake n eat it too?!