spring is on its way

I know this because I can see the buds forming on the branches outside my window, I hear the birds chirping, and the sun is mercifully staying out longer. 

 

Oh, how I would love to go outside for a walk in this great neighborhood of ours, however, I am stuck in bed. With strep throat. Boo. I thought you couldn't get strep if you had your tonsils out?! 

Anywhoo, the bright side of being bedridden is that when I am not sleeping or doing a little work from home, I have been able to catch up on the blogs I have not been able to read lately and I have made my way through a stack of catalogs and magazines that I have had sitting next to my bed for awhile now. That, and kitty snuggle time :) 

Well this morning when I woke up at the ripe old time of 10:15am I couldn't fall back asleep. I am taking that as a sign of recovery. Either way I am more than ready to throw open the windows and get some fresh, clean air in here and scrub everything to a shiny spring status. Since I can't seem to muster up the energy to get out of bed (which is probably a good choice) I decided I'd clean up around here (my blog ;-) ) a bit. Nothing says spring like a new banner and playlist, right?

I've used up about as much energy as I can for the day, but I can't wait to come back and let you know about the things that have been going on around here. 

Our trip to Ireland for starters...

And the progress on my craft room...

and what I'm looking forward to and my hopes for the spring...

Hope you are all doing well! Happy Spring!