The cold front came and went with a vengeance on Friday and Saturday. Like I have said, one day it’s freezing the next it’s warm and sunny. That’s Texas. Saturday we stayed indoors, spent some quality family time together snuggled up in bed and I actually did some sewing. Since my craft space is in my bedroom I can never really escape. Not that I’d want to. Where’s the fun in sewing when you can’t have one toddler pulling out the pins from the pin cushion and the other playing with the knitting needles. Yes, I have knitting needles… why do you laugh? A woman can dream can’t she?!?

Family in tow, I dusted off my trusty sewing machine and went to work stitching up four new tea towels for my kitchen. I love this fabric and fortunately have some left over.

Sunday was spent in the yard raking, trimming and planning. While Keegan was napping, Miles trimmed, I raked, and Makena wandered. That’s life out here at the lake, a lot of wandering and noticing. The flower beds are all ready for the new spring growth that should be happening right around the corner. Our brush pile is growing and growing since there has been a burn ban and no outdoor fires allowed. The lantana bushes are already making an appearance. The birds are eating about a bird feeder’s worth of seed every two days. The dog has popped yet another one of the kids balls. And Makena thinks the large rosemary bush outside of her patio is a trash bin. It was full of all sorts of random granola bar wrappers.

We then took a stroll down to the lake and let the kids run around for a bit. Miles and I sat on the dock and dreamed about the upcoming season… canoeing, fishing, swimming, picnics… Then we remembered that we had our kids with us and grabbed them before they ran off the side of the dock into the lake. We can’t wait for the upcoming seasons, but you know, right now is not so bad.