Happy Birthday to my little sister!

Today is my kid sister's birthday.  For half the year she's a year younger than me.  The other half, I'm 2 years older than she is.

I like the first half better.

Spring Break

I think Spring took a break of its own this week.  It's been so cold I had to drag out my winter coat again.  Not that I'd actually put it away.

We had 1 1/2 inches of snow today at lunchtime.  It was a strange weather day.  We weren't expecting snow but the morning was cloudy and gray like a November day.  Then suddenly it was snowing.  Then suddenly it wasn't and the snow was already melting.  Then the sun came out.  From gray to snow to sunshine in under 2 hours.  I don't remember seeing that much snow fall and disappear that fast. 

The trees were very beautiful when they were snow covered - at least from my vantage point in the 9th floor office.   They looked just like a winter scene on a picture post card.  But the snow on the trees melted first, then the snow around the trees melted so that the trees were circled with emerald green grass surrounded by the very white snow.   I hadn't realized that the grass was greening-up so nicely till I saw it contrasted against the snow white snow.

That's my kind of snow - very pretty and it disappears before it has time to get dirty or snarl traffic.

Saturday morning

It's Saturday morning here in the Midwest.  It's a little cold outside this morning even for the end of March, but it's tolerable.  Especially since I'm still inside and the furnace just kicked in.

The whole day lies ahead of me.  No office to speed off to. No interstate to not speed down.  No downtown traffic to yell at.  There's dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, the dirty clothes basket is overflowing in the bedroom, dust bunnies are gathering an army under the couch intent on taking over the living room, and here I sit, drowsily thinking about the new book I got yesterday and wondering if I should start reading it now or after breakfast. 

It's good to be awake on a cold Saturday morning in March in the Midwest and have the whole day ahead of you.

What a difference a day makes!

The weather here in Indiana has been ideal for the past few days.  Not too hot, not too cold, plenty of sunshine.  A little windy at times, but that's part of March's charm.  Makes me wish I had a kite and a place to fly it.

I went to work on Monday, but not on Tuesday.  On my way home today (Wednesday), I saw a green willow tree on one side of the highway and daffodils blooming on the other that weren't there on Monday.  What a difference a day makes!

Tomorrow we're expecting temperatures to drop to the 30's and 40's with possible snow flurries.  What a difference a day makes!

Daylight Saving Time doesn't save nothin'

I don't like DST (daylight saving time).  It's not nice to fool around with Mother Nature, now is it?

I've been so tired I haven't even felt like posting my semi-annual gripe about DST and how stupid it is.  I'm waking up early so I'm tired and grouchy all day and I usually fall asleep early while I'm watching some mystery show so I never find out who the did it!

Good news: spring starts tomorrow in Indiana.  It's a lovely time of year.  And it means that winter is leaving soon.  The sooner the better. 

I think I'm going to make tortillas in a bag for supper.  Did you know that the average American eats about 200 tortillas a year (not counting tortilla chips)?  Personally, I find that hard to believe; that's over 1 tortilla every other day.  I doubt if I eat 100 in a year so I think somebody is eating more than their fair share!  Check out the Tortilla in a Bag recipe at the  Oklahoma State University website.