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Spring!

NannyMin

NannyMin

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Okay, so I know many of us dread Spring because it is a sign that the end of ski season is drawing near. Even though half of me feels like that, the other half is excited about the new activities that Spring brings.

Today I was outside with my little ones enjoying sidewalk paint, hopscotch and four square.

What do you look forward to in Spring?

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Why did I think the kids were two boys? I must be loosing! Love the sidewalk paint and that it's all over the boy's coat!

For spring, I look forward to riding my bike outside including commuting to work on my bike.
 
Playing outside with the kids, walking at the local nature preserve, biking with the kids in the trailer on the bike paths (and hopefully getting in some mountain biking this year), and lots of sunshine. Plus more time with hubby since I'm one of those ski season widows between his 2nd job at the local ski hill and his own skiing.

Though I will miss winter terribly.
 
Robyn said:
Why did I think the kids were two boys? I must be loosing! Love the sidewalk paint and that it's all over the boy's coat!
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No, you are right. We have a family w/4 children living on the property temporarily. The little girl belongs to that family. Basically, until that family moves back into their own home we have 6 children running around...makes for some fun times!
 
NannyMin said:
No, you are right. We have a family w/4 children living on the property temporarily. The little girl belongs to that family. Basically, until that family moves back into their own home we have 6 children running around...makes for some fun times!
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Wow! And I have a hard time with 2 some days??? You must have the patience of a saint!
 
^^^ No kidding!! Wow.

Well, I could live w/o it all, as after a long winter of home complacency, we get to inspect winter's damage around the old homestead --- and given the kind of winter we've had (180+" of snow at the house, higher elevations have had more), there is a large list pending of home repairs....not including clean-up (likely a month's worth of kindling from blown down branches which subsequently got covered w/snow and are just now surfacing). And all the flood prevention nonsense, man the pumps (we have 3).

With a minimal window of time in which to get it done. Up here in the north woods country, we have black flies, in profuse numbers, and they are hungry for blood. Anyone who has ever been attacked will attest to the agony. It's enough to drive the moose out of the woods and into the roads (early June). Worse, I'm allergic, so one bloody bite turns into a golf ball-sized lump, which usually requires a week's worth of prednisone. Because the dear insects are so terribly fond of faces, scalps, ears, anything shiny (like glasses, rings, watches), I often wind up with one on my face, near my eyes. So I have to wear a netted hat (fondly referred to as my burqa) for at least 6 weeks, from around May 10 to just after the 4th of July, which is the earliest I dare show my face. Yeah, DEET works, but you can't put it 1mm from your eyes.

That's when I head indoors for the annual HI projects (this year, a bathroom gets gutted) - or to the confines of a screen porch, which DH finally built in 06 and is my only way of being outdoors here during that period without being fully covered, head to toe, especially face.

Phooey.
Not my favorite time of the year.
Used to love it, use to plant and have a garden, etc.
Not in the Maine woods.
 
I'm so sorry to hear that, MSL. :( That's a huge price to pay to be near your beloved mountains in the winter.
 
MSL, I've been amongst the nasty black flies in the past, so I know what you're talking about. That stinks that you're allergic, though--just adds another layer of dread to black fly season.

For me, as soon as we have a warmer (mid to upper 50s or warmer) sunny day, I immediately get the itch to get out on my road bike. Good thing, cuz I find the "closed for the season" signs on the ski resort web sites to be very depressing. I'm relieved to have something I can transition to. Also with the warmer weather comes boating season. There are already a handful of brave boaters motoring around the lake, so that itch is getting more prominent as well, as I hear the motor humming off in the distance.
 
Well I guess Hubby is already on his way to spring. He informed me this morning that he has the new screens made for the garden house. Haven't even thought about garden yet.
But I look forward to just getting outside. We have a great paved trail here by the water. Its OK as long as you skate/bike before sunset. Bug city.
We have good size backyard for a city lot, so getting out there instead of inside is important.
Also by the end of April its time to see about boats. We're trying to sell our sea-doo's this year. Hubby bought an inboard-outboard last year. Its old 1974, but runs good and it built for the bay. Heavy, our friends call it the Queen Mary.
The big project this spring is cleaning up and getting rid of STUFF. Yard sale time!!
 
For me, I'll shift over to biking....either up in the Tahoe woods when all the snow is gone, and over to the ocean, which I love. Also some hiking with the pooch and DH.:becky:
 
It's spring in the western Maine mountains!!
a/k/a It's SNOWING! :snow:
For real.
 
I can't even think about it. It's snowing at Killington and I cannot be there this weekend, I'm sick and am going into panic mode about my taxes, I have to do that this weekend.
I'm bummed, do not like muddy rainy spring south of the mountains.
 
Kiragirl said:
I can't even think about it. It's snowing at Killington and I cannot be there this weekend, I'm sick and am going into panic mode about my taxes, I have to do that this weekend.
I'm bummed, do not like muddy rainy spring south of the mountains.
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Don't be too bummed. It's changed over to rain.
 
From the Sugarloaf website:

-2:25 pm-

Snow started around noon here at Sugarloaf and it's coming down pretty heavily right now, with 2-3 inches so far and more on the way. Our latest forecast is calling for upwards of six inches by tomorrow morning, and some forecasts are calling for even more. Higher elevations should be in line for the biggest accumulations from this one, and if there's one thing we've got plenty of, it's elevation.
 
thanks, Diva. It feels funny not being there after skiing for almost every weekend and having a blast.
 
I look forward to gardening, and not having to bundle up every time I go outside.
 
We don't get all that cold where I live compared to a lot of you. I'll keep up with biking, hiking, and so on - those are year round pursuits down here. I'll add in backpacking (I don't really like winter backpacking, at least not in the mountains), heading down to the beach, and in a month or so when the water has heated up a little boating/jet skiing/water skiing. I love flowers, so I'll be heading over to the some of the gardens, as everything is in bloom now.
 
who said spring?

Well, I finally had 1 day of "spring" skiing this year. It's been like winter until this past weekend. Saturday 4/12 was spring conditions, really nice. I got my best compliment all season, my friend said I looked "smooth" on the (smallish) bumps on Superstar, Killington. yea! It went back to winter sat night and everything froze up so we did not ski yesterday. Instead we watched the infamous Pond Skim!
 
I love Springtime. Unfortunately, we don't ski here in the Spring... the hill closed on Easter, so it's been almost a month now.

I have lots of planting to do, and can't wait to purchase the new bike to go riding in the metroparks. the trail runs along the river so it's a nice scenic area for a city.

I agree too, it's time for Spring cleaning. This house is so stuffy I can't wait to have all of the windows open and air the place out. We moved to this house about a year and half ago, and it's time to throw stuff away!! I don't think we need half of what we have, and the other half needs organized! Then certain things need bought! That's what happens when you move in with your dbf! Too many of the same things.

I look forward to spring and summer for other things as well. We always have great festivals and art shows, and watching fireworks by the lake is always killer! Last year I was on top of the tallest building in Lakewood and could see 6 fireworks shows going at the same time with the lake as the backdrop... awesome!
 
We skied spring on Saturday. Wet snow falling, slush and running water were the order of the day. But Sunday!! Mid-winter conditions at Tremblant and no body there!! Even the traffic home was sparse. We had snow Saturday night and cool temps that firmed things up, but not frozen, except the bumps. Season over after that great day. Like others, its time to open up the house and clean up!!
 
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