Maybe it’s the long-awaited sunshine that’s been pouring over me, or perhaps it’s the long-overdue iron supplement I am finally taking semi-regularly, but I feel like there’s some semblance of pep in my step after a long, cold, dreary winter. I’ve been getting outside for hikes and walks and the fresh air is waking me up from the inside out.

Rolo is gingerly bearing weight on his busted-up leg and we are able to get him out for some slow, meandering strolls.

Other Signs of Spring:

Kids are playing soccer and jumping on the trampoline again.

I am basically throwing out everything we own. #PURGElife

The windows are really dirty and you can actually tell now that sun is streaming in through the crud.

Steve is really busy on the orchard and I see him for approx. 13 minutes a day.

I want to make all the salads. I cracked open my Whitewater Cooks cookbooks after a record-breaking long slump of taco Tuesdays and Spaghetti Erry-Otherdays. Going to make Orchid Lime Salad! And Salad Rolls! With homemade dressing!

There is a fresh box of rose wine in the fridge. (Yes, I said box. It’s COST EFFECTIVE.)