The Lull
It's been slow around here.
There's a stillness hanging over my house that I know is just a lull between the busy indoor activities of winter and the pending explosion of outdoor activities that come with spring.
I know it's coming, because soccer registration was last week. That's always a sure sign.
I'm also taking stock of the kids' progress with their homeschooling curriculum. We need to gear things up and make a final push toward reaching our goals. Because there's no way I'm teaching school beyond May 29th.
My wife was hanging paint swatches in the living room, so I'm also foreseeing a great flurry of home improvement activity in the next few weeks.
There's the garden to plan. It's more complicated this year because I promised myself to build two-foot high garden boxes to better organize and control our crop.
And then there is spring-cleaning, which mostly means "the garage needs to be completely emptied and re-organized after a long winter of just throwing things into piles."
So, I'm going to enjoy this lull. Soon we'll be rushing headlong into the exhilarating days of spring, when new life finds us grinning at the world again.
The days will be packed, and I know I'll love it. But for now, for a few more days, I think I'll just sit back and wait.
What are you most looking forward to this spring?
There's a stillness hanging over my house that I know is just a lull between the busy indoor activities of winter and the pending explosion of outdoor activities that come with spring.
I know it's coming, because soccer registration was last week. That's always a sure sign.
I'm also taking stock of the kids' progress with their homeschooling curriculum. We need to gear things up and make a final push toward reaching our goals. Because there's no way I'm teaching school beyond May 29th.
My wife was hanging paint swatches in the living room, so I'm also foreseeing a great flurry of home improvement activity in the next few weeks.
There's the garden to plan. It's more complicated this year because I promised myself to build two-foot high garden boxes to better organize and control our crop.
And then there is spring-cleaning, which mostly means "the garage needs to be completely emptied and re-organized after a long winter of just throwing things into piles."
So, I'm going to enjoy this lull. Soon we'll be rushing headlong into the exhilarating days of spring, when new life finds us grinning at the world again.
The days will be packed, and I know I'll love it. But for now, for a few more days, I think I'll just sit back and wait.
What are you most looking forward to this spring?
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4 Comments:
A garden. I haven't had one in nine years and now my girls are old enough to help and appreciate the magic of it.
Not looking forward to daily tending though. Uggh, my back hurts already.
Be kind to yourself when the madness hits!
For us, it starts to get hot. Really hot, so our goal is to keep getting out as much as possible.
I am most looking forward to having a green lawn instead of a white one. And early mornings sitting on the front porch reading, praying, and listening to the birds.
lol at the garage...were you looking in ours? can't wait to plant the garden!!! and to be able to open the windows and not freeze!
it was nice to run into you the other day and meet your wife...my hubby thought it strange at first..said I need to get out more LOL and off the computer
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