Wind

Oh that darn Spring wind! How it howls down through this valley and rattles the barn doors. It bangs them around like a herd of wild elephants trying to get in. The dogs bark at it to no avail. The goats bleat in fright. The windchimes nearly spin off their nails. It blows the rain hard against our windows, making it sound like hail. Oh the wind, my least favorite Springtime symptom.
Due to all the cussed wind, we spent alot of time indoors today. It turns that nearly being blown over while having dirt ground into your face and teeth is really no fun. Which is especially hard for the kids since their bikes are now here and all they want to do is ride them. So between my frequent trips into the barn to soothe the animals and the children trying just one more time to go outside, we really only accomplished some random things. We watched the third Pirates of the Carribean. It was longer than I remembered. We placed a sprouted potato in a jar of water to watch it grow leaves. We held the chicks about twenty-seven times. Sometimes we made the chicks drive our doll car or wander around our Lego cottage. We also carried them in small pails and made them karate chop each other. Somehow, amazingly enough, the chicks survived it all. My nerves just about didn't.

This picture makes me want to sing a little jingle.

Sprouting potato and cilantro

The cilantro I planted a week or two ago is now about an inch tall. And today M noticed a small set of green leaves sprouting up from the rosemary pot.  I am a week or two off from writing about a Sunday Creation. Last week my Sis was here and not much was created other than memories. Today I am totally unmotivated and too tired from our recent trip. Next week we will continue our Sunday Creations.