Signs of Spring

Spring is definitely in the air.

The grass is turning green, our trees are covered in hundreds of tiny buds, and street sweepers are busily clearing gravel from the roads. This week the landscaping company mowed the lawns and did a "spring clean up" of our condo complex. The sun is still shining when we put the boys to bed in the evenings. Last night we even ate our supper out on the patio for the first time this season. Yes, winter is finally on its way out and spring is bounding in.

Well, almost. This is Calgary, after all.

This morning we awoke to a lovely surprise:


Hmmm. There went our plans to take the boys somewhere outside. We had been planning a Saturday excursion to the playground, or maybe the zoo --- you know, somewhere we could enjoy the sunshine and balmy weather.

Instead, we gathered around the kitchen table and made play dough creatures. Play dough is a big hit with our preschool-aged boys. They industriously worked on squishy dough projects for more than an hour today. (And the lure of play dough was hard to resist for an artsy-type like their mommy, too.)

I suppose spring will eventually come to us here in the Great White North. Until then, I may have to run out to the loonie store to replenish my play dough supplies.