Met the neighbors today...

Seem like nice people. They live across the street from us. They seem to know most everyone down here...and are "in the know" when it comes to who is doing what and when. They stopped by during a walk...so hopefully we can get to know them better. :)

As for everything else...the weather has been PHENOMENAL if you are ready for spring. Low to mid 40's during the day...10s at night. (at least last week...I think lows this weekend have been in the 20s.) Tons of snow has melted...enough that we were able to continue our annual ritual even at the new place. We got the axe and shovel out and started hacking away at the ice and snow on the driveway. I created a few little "rivers" to help runoff from the roof flow down the drive...and removed all ice from the end of the drive so everything can flow into the road. When the family that lived here moved out they used trucks and left quite a thick layer of snow for us to have to drive on. I salted it a few times to break everything up...and it paid off today. We got nearly the entire drive cleaned off. Temps look to pop up into the 50s by mid week this week...so we might see the yard clear off too! :D Toward the end of the week it looks like we might even see some rain to quicken the effects of the heat. I hope for a nice wet spring though...I need to see what all we have planted in the back yard! :P

The other sign of spring...people. There are SO many people out and about. It is almost like watching ants. (even when it comes to us.) Everyone is coming out of their holes and start to work on little chores that are required to ready themselves for spring. It is fun to watch!

Anyway...enough for now...I think it is time to go watch TV. :P

Goodnight from Northern Michigan!

-Derek