"O.J.F.": Day 3

Today was another beautiful day! Who would believe that yesterday there were 3+ inches of snow on the ground! Everything looks even greener than it did before the snow. Our fruit trees seem to have weathered the cold just fine. I am going to plan on that being the last cold snap before spring takes hold. We have been busy with spring things around the house today...picking out chickens and ducks and planning their coops, planning the garden plot and what will get planted where....... and how to make the inside of the house look as fresh and new as it does outside, this time of year. I haven't come up with a good plan for that one yet, but I am working on it. The first step in gardening is to clear out all of the weeds and unwanted vegetation and prepare the soil to receive the seeds. So, inside the house I have been clearing out the "weeds" aka my JUNK. In 2 days, I have thrown away 30 items and I haven't been anywhere but the kitchen. Today, I chose more items from the kitchen...........2 old spiral notebooks (there were a few clean pages, but they went anyway...I feel so daring!) .......2 bottles of old nail polish (don't ask me why they were in the kitchen cabinet) ........1 roll of old film (OK, I'm not sure why that was in the cabinet either.)........ about 15 lids that didn't go to anything and 2 ratty looking pot holders. You know, I always accuse my husband of being a pack rat, but the evidence shows that I am just as much one as he is, I am just better at hiding it and my stuff is smaller. It is hard to inconspicuously hide electrical components and power tools in the kitchen cabinets :)

I am thanking the Lord today for

1. sunshine

2. iced tea

3. old friends

4. garbagemen

5. garden plots

6. children's enthusiams

and

7. flowers