What happened to Spring???

So last week, the backyard snow was all melting away nicely. I even wore shoes with no socks for god's sake, it was that nice. The dog was getting outside and staying out for more than five minutes, and we were all looking forward to spring. Then the snowstorm hit. On Tuesday night it started snowing for two days (on top of the melted snow that turned to ice) and we got 15 cm. Then the winds started. So everything drifted in, the roads were a slippery mess, and hard to drive in, even by Winnipeg standards. Gone was the grass covered lawn. I was so depressed. I mean we have had enough. Our winter started on November 6th with an early snowfall, and it hasnt let up. To say we have cabin fever would be putting in mildly. Then I threw my back out shovelling out my car that was stuck in the back lane. No more P90X for me for a while.

But the week wasnt all bad. Our freinds Sarah Jane and Craig came over with their baby girl Marlee Saturday night. Marlee is one month older than Graham, and technically his "girlfreind". Sarah-Jane went back to work in January, so we had not seen Marlee in a few months. She was crawling everywhere, and not too sure about Murphy. Graham had fun too, doing all the typical little boy things, like pulling Marlee's small tuft of hair, rolling over her and generally being active all night. We were used to it, but Craig commented on "how his legs never stop." It was good to see them, and compare parental notes and laughs again. Craig even volunteered to help us rip apart our bathtub surround this spring, so we will keep him to his promise!!!

Also this week- Graham discovered that if he drops food off his highchair, there is a good chance Murphy will pick it up. We gave him some spaghetti noodles to play with while we ate our dinner, and besides getting them everywhere, the little monkey figured out how to feed the dog! We also caught him pulling himself up on his toys by himself now. His little jungle playtoy (which Craig described as "baby vegas" because of the noise and light show it gives off) is the perfect tool for him to practise on. He loves it. We hate the musical numbers. Our basement has been taken over with "musical" kids toys. Murphy is having severe anxiety attacks these days......