So as soon as my feet hit the floor the next morning I was raring to go and get my spring on!! I'd had too much sun and heat to settle back in to snow and cold!! First I got my obliging hubby to tap our 2 maple trees and get all ready for maple syrup. Sadly the first thing he had to do to get that accomplished was to shovel through all that snow a path to even reach our trees!!
I was excitedly snapping pictures from the safety of the house.. I cringed every time I had to set foot out in the cold...I know pretty wimpy eh?
Nearly finished......
and the most amazing sight of all and my first visible sign of spring!!! Sap!!!
That day my sap haul boiled down to 1/2 cup of maple syrup but just the sheer joy of knowing that winter was at an end was worth it!!
Because Ryan and I arrived home smack daub at the end of Elle's birthday, we didn't have much of a party. Her wish was a museum tour with a swim at the Aquatic Center later that week. Well didn't was have a time!!! We first went out to eat...Elle's choice was Wendy's.
Happy birthday girl, Daddy and crazy little sister!!
Then we swam. So much fun. I didn't get pictures of that actual event, for obvious reasons..#1 being water and cameras don't mix well, and the#2 fact that I was much to busy keeping excited little ones bobbing around in the water safe and catching happy girls and they came slipping down the huge water slide .It wasn't all work for this ole girl though...did I mention there was a simply lovely hot tub there??? So here we are on the other side of our swim, heading across the pied-way to the Museum.
The most amazing thing was that we arrived just as the only whale tour of the day was starting(we had no idea) and it just so happens that our Elle is a passionate lover of all things aquatic at the moment...especially whales.
Eva with a whale tooth
Meeting a leather back turtle ..poor fella ..ask the girls how he died sometime..truly tragic.One thing they learned was about the horrors that littering wreaks on wildlife.
Another exhibit that the girls found fascinating was the birds native to Canada.
The girls liked the green water display for St. Patrick's day in the center of the mall.
Back at home a surprise second cake..an ice cream cake, and a movie night. Elle felt well celebrated!!
Then we got walloped by yet another snow storm. Ryan had "fun" digging out and Bear had fun keeping watch on the 5 +feet of snow formally known as our front yard!
No more sap ran for a few more days after that ( it was thoroughly frozen) and I noticed that my Christmas Cactus and Poinsettia are starting to blossom again..still I'm undaunted. I have that scant 1/2 cup of maple syrup in my fridge and the memories of warm breezes and sun on my face to keep me going until the snow melts and my Tulips pop through in my flower beds. On second thought the syrup may not last that long, but hopefully my memory will! Oh and I may have purchased myself a bouquet of flowers on clearance to set in the middle of my dining room table to keep my winter weary spirits up!
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