Springtime!

I spent many hours today getting ready for Easter weekend in Odessa with my family. We hit every store in Sunset Valley and once again I spent my paycheck at Barnes and Noble. They really know what they are doing when they give out those employee discounts! But all the running around, shopping, gift bagging, etc was totally worthwhile because spring is in full swing in Austin. The bluebonnets are out, trees are green, rivers are flowing, grass is growing. It's so completely different from last spring, when we barely had flowers and were already in a dangerous place with the drought. Thank goodness that even though we are still in a stage 2 water ban, and the lake is still 38 feet down, things are green and every morning the grass is wet with dew. In case you are skeptical after seeing the disaster of last year, I have proof.