As you can see, spring is slowly, well, springing up on us! Yeah!!! And, just in the nick of time, we finally found an airtight quadrafire to put into our ancient fireplace, and heat our home with. I figure since we finally have it installed and working, spring will really pounce on us, now! With warm temperatures, and sultry long days making us wonder what the big hurry was about...but we have been without a stove since Jan. of last year, and I didn't want just any fireplace insert, I wanted a specific one which is wayyyyyyyyyyy overpriced when brand new. We found this little guy on Craig's list for a fraction of a new one, cost wise! Matt's' patience is heroic, I think! And, then when I opened my blinds, you can see the little sunny faces waiting to greet me! These will bloom even in the snow, which finally left us. I try to put early blooming things where I can see them from my window; gives me hope that winter is really just a season after all!

February was so busy, busy, busy, and we all got that respiratory stuff that is going around; some of us got it two times, even. But we are all healthy now, and looking forward to playing in the dirt once again. And, Matt says the next house project is replacing the carpet in the living room with oak flooring, and he's itching to start soon. So, maybe we should meet somewhere other than my house for our April meeting. Mo's? Do you guys still want to get together??? I finally got the letter that Margi was warning me about, and he wasn't as petulant as he thought he was. Just a little whiny, but since that's all he has to think about who can blame him. His life is suddenly just a few rooms with poor accommodations, too. So, anyway, I look forward to seeing you all again, and meeting the monster fish from Jamaica! Hope you are all healthy and happy, too. love you, t