summer to do list.

tail end of dreary winter + rain and gloom of early spring = 1 depressed katrina.

This is the the toughest part of the year for me.  The skies are constantly grey.  It's still cold out.  Then it's raining. Then it's snowing.  The ground gets mushy and muddy.  The kids are desperate to get outside and I'm desperate for them to get out from under foot.

That's when the home improvement projects start percolating in the back of my head.

• The upstairs needs to be completely repainted!
• I should install that light fixture I bought 3 years ago
• The tap in the main bathroom needs to be replaced
• New smoke detectors throughout the house?!
• This laundry room is a disaster
• Ooo.... look at this bedding at west elm...
• I should sew new curtains for the bedroom to match that bedding (that I don't actually have) - something cream coloured with blackout fabric on the back
• and the back deck needs to be stained - or maybe I'll just rip it out and build a new one?

I wonder if I'm the only person who has a summer to do list that is just a little to long to actually cross everything off it?  I think half of the items on this year's list were on last year's list as well.

I'm Only Happy When It Rains.

That's actually not true, but what a great song, eh? I woke up to one of my favourite sounds this morning, the tap tap tap of raindrops falling on my window. The bedroom was dark because it is overcast, and I thought "it would be a perfect morning if I could just lay here and enjoy this". Cameron looked at me and smiled, not entirely agreeing with my sentiment as she initiated her favourite game of "soo-soo dive bomb", pelting me with her pacifier and then jumping on top of me to make her point. Sunday is Scott's day to sleep in, so Cameron and left him to rest and headed downstairs.

I find the sound of the wind and the rain very soothing. I especially like it if I don't have to go out in it, if I can just stay inside, drink tea, and enjoy. It is nature's percussion, throwing me an impromptu concert. Now that Cameron is having her morning nap, I'm going to head back to bed with my tea and a book. While I'm not only happy when it rains, I am very happy when it rains.