HELLO SPRING

PRAISE THE LORD.  It's SPRING and we made it.  Got through a long WINTER and lived to tell about it.  Beautiful day and praying to get much done.  

Flowers are blooming with splashes of bright colors.  Hello LOVELY.  Daffodils and crocus are appearing.  Forsythia bushes will bloom soon adding bright yellows to the landscape as tulips manifest in various colors the month of April.  Only a few days away.  Tulip Festivals take place. A pleasure to see.  

Passover, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, EASTER or Resurrection Sunday will be here before I know it.  Daughter will have a birthday and so will my elderly momma.

Making plans to paint the dining room this Spring.  Have started the mental process of what needs to take place before the paint goes on the ceiling and walls.  

Penciling it in on the calendar.  This will probably take me a month to get done as much prepping will have to take place and I think this will be the time to downsize the furniture and glassware in the dining room.  Unloading the curio cabinets and Grandma's hutch then there's the antique china cabinet.  I have had a blast collecting crystal and dishes through the years.  

Furniture emptied and shuffled out of the way.  Prime the walls before painting.  I have done this a thousand times in my head.  Giving the process much thought.  Thinking through and visualizing where things will go while painting takes a tad bit of thought for my 'ole head.

The furniture pieces are heavy when full of items so in order to scoot the pieces with ease, I have to empty them. Good time to take inventory and pictures.  Cover the furniture and floors. Sounds so easy when typing it out, but in real time it takes energy and muscle.  Spring Project decided and making plans for this transition to happen.    

Tis Saturday.  I have looked forward to SPRING for days.  This month, the cleaning around the house will take place as SPRING CLEANING kicks in.  Always waiting and needing attention. The dust has settled again and I will have to perk up to get the dusting done.  Not sure of all the reasons the inside of our HOME is so dusty.  We had the chimney professionally cleaned.  The heating and cooling vents have been checked.  The heater checked.  Still I cannot keep up with dusting if I want the entire house kept dust free.  It's not possible.  

I know that I have to accept this stuff because I live in Kansas where the winds come sweeping down the plains.  

I'll be able to open some windows and let fresh air come inside.  This alone perks me up. Breathe in the season and rejoice to be alive.  Look at things through a thankful lens and count my blessings.   

Next week will be busy...a hair appointment with shampoo and blow out, Vaccine appointment, foot appointment, and go to a Smithsonian Exhibit at the Volland Store in the Flint Hills.  The traveling exhibit required a reservation so the interaction with others will be minimal.

I love living in the Flint Hills.  I have to get out into the country to fully enjoy it.  This year I will walk nature trails as best I can, but I need to make the effort to go there.  Go on a tour to see the buffalo.   

☝Spring flowers to enjoy.

☝Paint the dining room.

☝Walk a nature trail.

☝Go see the Buffalo Ranch. 

☝Celebrate LOVED ones.

☝Hello Spring.

☝Blessings to you.

HOME LIFE is for me,

🏡d