Spring - Maybe

We are now entering the mud season in Idaho. That's why I am trying to concentrate on this vision of spring. Our snow has mostly melted, leaving behind brown grass, snow mold, and mud. Our temperatures are slowly warming, but spring still seems SO far away! I hate these weeks when our seasons are "neither fish nor fowl or fine red herring." It is what it is and what it is - is ugly. Oh la.

We have been very busy over the past two weeks, which is why I have neglected to post. Last Saturday we took Bailee down to Pocatello to audition for the summer intensive program at the Brindusa-Moor Ballet Academy (she takes technique class from Sergiu Brindusa at our local studio once a week - and she adores him). It was a great opportunity for her last year, and she really enjoyed the experience as well as growing as a dancer. We still don't know how we'll pay for this, but I'm sure that something will present itself. Right now we are considering the possibility of opening a booth at the Farmers' Market and selling baked goods. It's a way to channel Mom's baking obsession into something profitable.

School is absolutely wicked. State testing looms, budget cuts are imminent, and on the whole it is terribly stressful. Our school is SO depressing. Our nontenured teachers are in desperate fear for their jobs, parents are angry, kids are worried, and we old buzzards are just trying to ride the wave in to shore. Whew! These are tough times.

Diana also got assaulted by one of her students. Again. Yet. Still. When is enough, enough? I wish that she would move into a different program. Developmental Kindergarten is noble and everything, but we hold our breath wondering when one of those little ankle biters will really hurt her.

We have been in a movie going mood lately. Last week we saw "Alice in Wonderland." Very Tim Burton. Very strange. Bailee liked it. That worries me a little bit (ha ha). Last night we took Bailee, Paige, and our friend Peggy to see "Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief." Peggy loved it. Paige was grossed out by Medusa. And, even though this is the second time we've seen the movie, we really enjoyed it.

Today we will be running errands and going to the store. What fun. I desperately need to clean house as well, but the thorough cleaning I want to do will probably have to wait until spring break. Meanwhile, I am viewing the advent of Daylight Savings Time with a great deal of trepidation. I hate this time change with a passion. The kids don't handle it well at all, so the coming weeks will be rather miserable. I also do not adjust well - having a pretty firmly established internal clock. I won't feel normal again until October. Oh pook.

I hope you all have a great weekend. Our weather is gray and threatening, but the prediction is for a lovely weather week. I guess we pay the piper today so we can dance later.