Spring?

Not yet, but a whole flock of these welcomed visitors gobbled up every last berry on the tree in our front yard today.
Trent's birthday is 2 weeks away, that means next weekend will be beautiful. The weekend before his birthday has always given us a little taste of what's to come! Plus, the groundhog finally saw his shadow this year!

Rain, Rain....

Rain, rain, go away, Jenny wants her fireworks today!
But she also doesn't want to have to water her plants!

Cross the Road....

Today was beautiful! Happy Earthday! The kids had a walk at school. Great weather for it. Compared to the wind and rain of the last couple days it was a dream!
We were driving to school yesterday and there were two ducks crossing the road in our subdivision. I pointed them out to the kids and Callie said, "That's dangerous for them to cross the road." Then she thought about it for a minute and said, "Unless they're with their mommy." She's a stickler for the rules!

Auntie Em, Auntie Em!

We've had tornado watches or warnings for the last three days now. Its been sunny, rainy, stormy, windy and calm. Typical WI weather. As I am writing this it is pitch black outside and the thunder is rolling.
Last summer Trent was very concerned about the possibility of a tornado. Anytime he would hear it mentioned it sent him into disaster mode. Two days ago he was playing at the park, sunny skies, not a care in the world, the wind picked up slightly and then the sirens went off, he comes running into the house, "there's going to be a tornado!" Grabs his piggy bank and heads for the basement.
When I was little I remember going to the basement one time. I brought my hamster. Even though we had lots of warnings, I only felt the need to go down once, because my Dad would always reassure us. "I built this house with my own hands. Its not going anywhere." I believed him.

No News....

We were supposed to have a family camp out at school. The weather wasn't looking so good, so they re-scheduled it which was a relief because we had a couple other things going on too. Is 4 things in one day too much? It turns out the evening was beautiful, but the morning was a down pour.
In our house we have 2 TV's. The only TV that has cable (BASIC cable) is in our room, so needless to say we don't watch much. The kids crave it at the grandparents. I could watch it, but choose not to. I might be interested in some shows if I had TIVO or even a VCR to watch shows later when I had actually had the time. I don't even watch the news, which presents a problem when it comes to the ever changing WI weather. My Mom always razzes me because the kids are never dressed right! I think a LaCrosse weather station is in my future.
It seems the weather man was wrong again. Who needs the news!