For the past few years Haley and I have made a "Springtime Countdown Calendar" - it helps to think there are only 6 weeks until thaw, then 5, then only a month, etc. Now we're down to 28 days...I can survive another month of snow, I suppose. It's not exactly scientific, we just look on
WeatherChannel.com to see when the average daily highs stay in the upper 30's - which is not until late March around here. So we cross off the days and dream about what we're going to plant in the garden this year. The other day it warmed up to a balmy 27 and Rob shoveled all the snow off the deck. The kids played in the sun and were hopping-up-and-down excited to get to ride their bikes. All you ex-North Dakotans had better be enjoying your mild winters!
For the past few years Haley and I have made a "Springtime Countdown Calendar" - it helps to think there are only 6 weeks until thaw, then 5, then only a month, etc. Now we're down to 28 days...I can survive another month of snow, I suppose. It's not exactly scientific, we just look on 
WeatherChannel.com to see when the average daily highs stay in the upper 30's - which is not until late March around here. So we cross off the days and dream about what we're going to plant in the garden this year. The other day it warmed up to a balmy 27 and Rob shoveled all the snow off the deck. The kids played in the sun and were hopping-up-and-down excited to get to ride their bikes. All you ex-North Dakotans had better be enjoying your mild winters! 
