spring rules

Last winter I wrote about some rules that I’ve established. I’ve decided to continue on the rule theme and share with you some of my more “springy” rules.

my spring rules

:: feed the birds – even if it’s with a recycled pop bottle bird feeder

:: do not compare lawns (or anything at all) with your neighbors

:: if your lawn is more brown just wait and have a bit of patience…your lawn will eventually green up. If it doesn’t quickly go purchase Super Green at the Home Depot.

:: apply your fertilizer carefully so you avoid stripes — always remembering with gardening horror what your  lawn looked like with stripes

:: take pictures of your daughters

:: always make a treasure map for easter baskets

:: continue to give Easter baskets to all of your children. Even those old ones.

:: thank your mother who still gives you your Easter Basket – with your favorite candies

:: buy bubbles

:: don’t care if the bubbles spill

:: do not buy the crayola colored bubbles unless you want stains everywhere

:: resist them even though they look so fun and if you do buy them invest in good soap or be ready to explain away the orange colored hands. 🙂

:: write the current year with the word – spring – in chalk on your sidewalk

:: try not to care if your little boys run barefoot when it is only 54 degrees

:: spend the day cleaning your garden beds

:: boil a dozen eggs for each child to decorate for Easter.

:: prepare to eat quite a few hard boiled eggs. (12x7kids =84 eggs)

:: let your kids hide the eggs for you

:: drive with the windows down

:: race with your kids while running

:: savor the returning health of Samuel (a new rule this year)

:: let your kids pick out plants for the garden

:: sit on the porch and read

:: take time to talk with your neighbors

:: make some lemonade with real lemons 🙂

:: wash your windows and then open them and let the curtains flap in the breeze

:: sit and watch your little ones laugh as they play outside

:: pump up the bike tires before they need to be used

:: try to ignore your allergies and just be thankful for the green

:: photograph buds in the days before they burst open

:: go for walks as a family

:: use the grill

:: pack away the winter stuff — but wash it first

:: watch the sunrise

:: smell the spring rain

:: swing

and really

:: embrace the beauty and life found in spring.