Each day brings reminders that spring is soon to be here-although I admit not soon enough! With the warm (70+)weather we had over the weekend, it is hard to think about it only being about 40 by the end of the week. I've been hearing the tree frogs when I go out to do chorse of a morning and the song birds are busy letting us know they are back. Squirrels have been out in droves finding whatever they can and I saw a deer at the edge of the field the other evening looking for fresh grass. Soon the green will be more evident than the brown in the pasture and we can let the does out to start grazing. One of the most beautiful sites, for me at least, is seeing the goats out in the pasture, eating or laying in the sun. The pyrenees' lay where they can watch their "girls" and all seems right with the world (at least the goat world!)

While I'm looking forward to spring, it is also going to be an odd spring this year. The thought that Scott is getting married keeps running in and out of my thoughts. It doesn't seem like he should be this old-22 last week. It doesn't seem like he should be so independent. But then I remember all the times I wished for him to do more on his own-now he is. It's odd not talking to him or seeing him for days, or even a week or two, at a time. While I first worried about things when he moved out, I now find that I just wonder what he is doing, knowing he is probably handling things well. Maybe it will be different when Andy fully leaves, since we are getting use to his being off at school. Either way, it is a mix of feelings knowing that we are kind of "loosing" Scott in some ways, but it is so nice that we are gaining Christina and they family that they will build together. It will different this spring-but a nice different.