brother attack and i react

the sun is just now breaking through the clouds blanketing the sky in the east, and the ground is a thousand different shades of grey from the frost coating everything in sight.

two nights ago patti and heather and shelley and i went to mom's house for dinner. we ate too much, laughed over some delicious wine, and i tried out a new dessert on the ladies (which, given that it was completely demolished, seems to have been a hit). before we sat down to eat, though, patti went running out to her truck and brought in a box of spring flowers- some for mom and some for me.

my dining room smells like blooming hyacinth, and mini daffodils are peeking at me over the top of my computer screen.

i am so excited for spring.