Looks like Spring/Summer has come ratherearly to the Mid Atlantic. Our weather has been crazy warm, followed by a few cold days. Typical spring. Just enough sun to get all the flowers and trees blooming. And then hope they don't freeze! Looks like the  trees for the DC Cherry Blossom Festival will be a month ahead of schedule. We really did not get much snow this year. I did not even sign Scotty and I up for a Scout skiing weekend this year. Some of our local ski slopes even had to close early for the season. Since the weather has been so nice, I have had some time to get out and start yardwork. Mostly cleaning up the flower beds and of course, raking leaves. Tom has also been between online semesters and work projects, so he has been able to get some projects done around the house as well, like repainting the front door,  repairing our outside landscape lights and unplugging the kitchen sink. Never a dull moment! He did take some time out for himself and went to see "The Wall" movie. I opted to stay home and get some work done around the house(putting away the snowmen!) as well as some of my paperwork. Cookie is also loving the warmer weather since she gets more walks in!

No one appreciates the nice weather more I think than Allison and her Ultimate Frisbee group. Last weekend they had their first tournament of the season at Towson University. We were very happy to see her come home on Friday a few weekends ago. I dragged her around on my errands as soon as she got home. Cookie had a vet check up. She is 8 yrs old now and doing well, but she needs a good dental cleaning. They have to put dogs under for that treatment, so I scheduled her for an appointment when we get back from Florida. (More later on Florida trip). We also dropped Scott off to work that evening and picked up some dinner beforehand. Then Allison asked if I would take her to see the Lego Batman Movie. I actually saw it the weekend before. Scott, Tom and I took my Mom and we all really enjoyed the movie, so I did not mind seeing it again. There is so much happening, you can sit through it again in case you missed something the first time around. Even my Mom mentioned that she enjoyed the movie the week after we saw it!  It is that memorable!

Allison was up early in the morning to head to Towson for her Frisbee games. They played 4 games on Saturday and Sunday. The girls won 2 out of 8 games and had a lot of fun doing so(except when they played mean girls!). Allison spent the night at a friend's house in Towson. She did not want the long drive to the games on Sunday morning from our house since they start at 8am. Also, the girls usually enjoy dinner out after the games on Saturday, and on Sunday she had to drive another girl back to school after the long day of playing frisbee. Plus she got to see boyfriend Tyler and her roommate Jen who came to cheer her on. Since Jen graduated, she can no longer play in the tournaments. Too bad. This may be Allison's last year for sports as well as she looks to Grad school next Fall at Salisbury in the business school.

Allison will be graduating this May, Magna Cum Laude.  We have already made hotel reservations. The place gets very crowded, very quickly. In the meantime, she is busy with her school projects. This last semester does not seem to have as many exams. Scott is incredibly busy as well with Scouts,  Robotics, Video Game Club, school work and working the weekends at the roller rink. He was even scheduled to work his two days off on President's Day weekend. Thank goodness Tom was home and able to get him to/from work. Scott ended up taking one of the days off so he could get some things done around the house too, like cleaning out the turtle aquarium! And of course, homework.  And then I am busy running him around. At least we both had time to stop in and get our hair cut! Just in time for the warmer weather.

Also running my Mom around. We had a make up dentist appointment. She missed her last appointment since she needs antibiotics before the exam and the pharmacy missed the delivery to her apt. Instead I had to reschedule the week after and missed half of my work day. Mom was in the dentist chair for over 2 hours getting some much needed work done on her teeth. I also squeezed in a moment to ask our dentist to adjust my bridge so I can wear it over my implant until I get a real tooth. A Twofer! I also dragged Mom out to the post office and on a Costco shopping trip. All during a huge thunderstorm. But when we were done, we were rewarded with a beautiful rainbow. Worth the outing.  I had some paperwork of Mom's to get out and I had to undecorate her Valentine's Day Door. I also bought her a miniature rose bush that I replanted in a bigger pot when the weather was warm.

So I need to get out a few Happy Birthday Wishes!  Happy Birthday to Caroline and Clayton Bozyk with their 20th Birthday celebration on President's Day, Feb 20th!

And a Big Happy Birthday to Susan (Seitz) Potts who celebrated with family in Venice Florida on February 26th!