it finally feels like spring here in ol’ missouri.  of course, it’s bound to be short-lived with temps already reaching 80 degrees, but i’m not complaining.  the sun is here.  i stop short of bowing down to it, but i’m pretty darn enthusiastic that he’s decided to show up and stick around.

one of my favorite parts of spring is when all of the bulbs start to peek out of the ground like, “oh, hey.  is the coast clear?”  the daffodils have showed up in my yard and they’re lovely.  the hostas are starting to sprout and even the lilies and irises are greening.  *sigh*

and, of course, tower grove park is bursting with blooms.  every year i tell myself to take ella up there when the daffodils are in full bloom and take some pictures.  this year i did it.  she was dressed up in a very smart dress and looked quite the little lady surrounded by flowers.  she was very cute.  now if i could only get her to do a real smile and not a grimace, but perhaps that will have to wait until next year.  tony took a couple of shots of ella and me, and i made sure the pics were out of the cankle zone.  no one needs photographic proof of the swollen mess below my knees!  yuck!

otherwise, it promises to be a delightfully sunny and warm week.  i hope you get to get outside and enjoy it.  i know i am!

i wasn’t expecting to have a major nesting urge like i did with ella.  this, of course, is the span of time in which i go out of my normal limits of obsessive-compulsive cleaning and organizing and switch into hyperdrive.

thankfully, i think this all gets counterbalanced by the fact that my spirit is incredibly willing, but my body just lays there and laughs at it.  i can barely bend down to tie my shoes, much less go wild and wacky cleaning and organizing like i really, really want to.  i’ve resorted to mentally moving furniture, cleaning floors, vacuuming under furniture, and the like.  basically, not much is going to happen until the baby is here.  even then, i’ll be too tired or sore to really do much about it.  this i know.

so basically, my house won’t really be baby-ready or clean until sometime in june.  i’ll be ready for it then, right?