Cabin Fever

I have a serious case of cabin fever. It's not just me. I really think Bria is suffering from the same malady. It happens every winter, but not usually until February. Winters in Idaho are LONG. Even when it starts to warm up, it never really warms up until May or June.



But lately the weather is playing tricks on my subconscious. Over Christmas, we got large amounts of snow. It was not uncommon to see 5 foot snow drifts around the neighborhood. But, when the snow blows so much, there are places that are left with just a skiff on top of the grass. Enter a few days of warm weather. Not really warm weather, but maybe 33 degrees. Just enough to melt some of the snow, but not warm. So, a good part of our yard lost it's snow. The only parts that are left were around the edges where the snow drifted really high. Then, the weather cooled back down. So, now it's COLD. We have had beautiful, sunny skies the last week, and every time I look at our back yard out the window, it looks deceptively warm.....like the snow is melting and spring is coming. But, it's not.....it is still winter. To make matters worse, I am a serious homebody during the winter. I left the house 3 - yes 3 - times last week. That's all. Only 3. It's my own fault, I know. I think I'm probably a lot the same during the summer, but we spend so much time outside that I guess I don't notice all the staying home.



So, to help with my winter blues, I thought I would make a list of the things that I miss about summer......



gardening, warmth, picnics on the grass, watching the kids on the trampoline, sprinklers, the smell of fresh cut grass, gardening, color, sleeping with windows open, the sound of laughter out the window...pretty much all the time, backyard barbecues, gardening, flowers in the front yard, fresh veggies, landscaping our yard, no shoes, did I mention gardening?



I guess I shouldn't complain. Before we know it, summer will be here, and instead I'll be missing winter!