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I am on the absolute edge of my seat waiting for spring to hit. I heard some noisy birds outside this morning that I have not heard all winter. It won’t be long now.

Here are 5 Things I will do as soon as the weather warms up:

1) Take daily walks and breathe in that thawed, earthy-smelling springtime air.

2) Wash the car in the driveway.

3) Clean up all the sticks in the yard and take them to the dump (my youngest loves going to the dump – we actually found her a bike there; it was all shiny and brand-new. I couldn’t believe someone was throwing it away!).

4) Bundle up and go hiking with my husband and the girls, then trot down the mountain in the sun with our sweatshirts tied around our waists because all that walking made us sweat.

5) Thank God that spring is here and that I survived the winter without going completely insane. This happens every year. I’m like a person lost at sea who was just about to give up hope and jump overboard to feed the sharks. But wait, there it is: I can see the land – and it is glorious.

We’re almost there…

I went through the entire winter without getting sick until now. I also went through the entire winter eating a vegan diet until two weeks ago when I broke down and started eating cheese and eggs. Coincidence? I really don’t know, but I’m going to get my juicer out and have a nice tall glass of fresh orange juice. Vitamin C at its yummiest.

Today when Olivia got on the afternoon kindergarten bus, there was a little boy sitting in the front seat looking out the window. He was wearing a beret and ski goggles. Now there’s a kid without inhibitions. A future artistic genius.