Summer time in the Spring

In all of my days in living in Illinois, I never remember having weather like this in April. It has been so beautiful outside. The kids having been wanting to live in the backyard. Sometimes we do our schoolwork basking in the sun. I love it. It has put the whole family in such a better mood. So it makes me wonder if something so simple as nice weather can change everyone attitudes, why do we live here in crap-ville? I mean really the weather is horrible in the winter. We feel so cooped up, everyone is getting on each other nerves. Three out of my four children are so "outdoors-Y" it is crazy. Even little Blakey throws a fit when I do not let him out. When they are outside they just seem so free. It has really got me thinking that maybe this is not the right house for us. We need to be some where with a better climate. We need more of a yard, maybe with trees (gasp!!) and a creek. I would love to have a barn with some barn cats for Hannah Bear.