The spring flowers have been blooming. I love the spirea and the Lady Banks. They are so exciting to see come out. The Lady banks have been more prolific this year than ever before. The veggies that are planted are doing great. In fact the peas have started climbing. I have the seeds to begin planting more this weekend. We are going for slow and steady wins the race. Hopefully, by the time the baby comes things will be pretty well established and I can just maintain 15 or 20 minutes a day in the summer. I am also hoping against hope for rain. We are not the only ones in the US that are worried about rain but it would really be a blessing if it actually rained this weekend as much as they are forcasting. The weather people I think really want to believe that we will get the rain but unfortunatly it rarely comes to pass. It barely sprinkled this morning and now the clouds have moved off and the weather is absolutely gorgeous. It is cool and breezy and bright. I opened my windows and have fresh air coming in. I love the spring. I have always been more partial to the fall but the spring has become such a wonderful time. I think its the gardener in me that is blossoming too. I have been dreaming of chickens also. I would love to have a chicken or chickens again. They are really great animals. They are cheap to maintain and cute to watch, plus provide good manure and eggs. They are all around a perfect backyard pet. Our family could completely stop buying eggs for the summer with just a few chickens. Ayla and I were looking at a blog with a woman who has just had lambs. They are so beautiful. I know that farming is an incredible amount of work but so rewarding. I am hoping that Dave and I will be in a position sometime in the future to have a small farm.