EKjourney Backup

The weather is more like January then February.  I got my seeds ordered and they are waiting to be planted, the vegetable garden is mapped out, and some of the raised beds built, early spring bulbs are starting to push up, the earliest camelia is in bloom....then BAM, rain, and cold temperatures, snow, and today thunder and lightening, hail, and freezing rain.  It has been to cold and miserable to be outside and we are at our break time (we take a week off every 5-6 weeks) but I will NOT take a week off unless I can be outside spending every moment in my garden.  I am not sure when that will happen but we may hit Phil's Spring break before it does! Even though Winter weather has set in, the birds are starting to migrate back, busy singing, looking for nesting spots, and digging for worms.  This little bluebird was buzzing around the house.  Someday, I will have bluebird nesting boxes!  I often spend a few minutes several times each day looking through the b...

Our days are so busy just doing the hum drum of work for Phil, school for us, and waiting for Spring and warmer weather.  There is always a bit of the Winter blahs usually followed by major Spring Fever! We went in for orthodontist consultations and Sawyer walked out with braces. During Phil's supervision, I have been working on finishing up multiple felt paintings.  I like the creating much more than I like the tedious finish work of machine stitching.  I have a lot of pieces that need to be stitched so I am making myself finish those before I start on something new.   And of course sending Phil pictures so he doesn't get too lonely! Monday morning, we woke up to a dusting of snow!  It was so beautiful, I could hardly concentrate on my Bible study. The children went out first thing to enjoy a bit of snow play before we started school. The snow was gone by noon except for these snow people on the hood of the van.  It became a contest to see which group of s...