Snow Sand! It's not quite Spring yet.

by Corri Riebow

It's March 7th and spring was supposed to come early this year.

Here in Michigan, we still have probably 8 inches of snow on the ground.

This is a hard time of year for stay at home moms, I think. When winter weather first arrives, kids want to bundle up to go out and play in the snow. But this time of year, kids are getting tired of having to bundle up every time they want to go out. And I'm sure I'm not the only mom getting a little tired of doing the bundling.

My daughter is in kindergarten and we've had lots of snow days this year. To make the best of it, we'd sometimes have a movie day or go outside and walk around our 5 acres. I'm hoping we're done with the snow days and it's starting to warm up a little bit. Last night my daughter and I went outside to take care of our ducks. She grabbed her beach pail and shovel from the garage and started filling it with snow! Then she started making "snow castles". Though it was chilly and the sun was starting to set, we were having fun pretending to be at the beach.

Spring will be here soon, but for now we just have to make the best of the weather while dreaming of spring. As soon as it's warm enough we'll be outside with our hands in the dirt. I've been working on new plans for our gardens and I am hoping to put in a little pond. Here's to spring!

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About Corri

Corri was a receptionist at an animal hospital for nearly 10 years before the opportunity arose to become a stay at home mom. She married her high school sweetheart, John in 2005 and their only child together, a daughter, was born in 2007. She also has a teenage step-daughter. Corri also runs her own jewelry business from home as well as a being a consultant in direct sales, gardener, animal care giver, crafter and mini-farmer.