Month: February 2011

MilSpouse Friday Fill-In #29

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Since most if the country has had nasty weather, what has your weather been like this week?

It’s been all over the place: rain, sun, wind, highs in the 30s, highs in the 70s… you name it (no snow here, though). Usually it’s March that can’t make up its mind; I guess late January and early February wanted to get in on the indecisive action.

What is/are your best money saving tip(s)?

If you need it, buy it. If you want it, think about it for a while before you buy it.

Aside from that, one of the best ways to save money is not to take up flying. All it takes is airspeed and money…

What was your favorite vehicle you’ve ever owned?

I have fond memories of my bike when I was a kid. It represented freedom of the neighborhood in the form of a purple frame and two wheels. The day I learned how to use the gears to make it easier to go up hills was a good one, but the best days were the ones in summertime that began with me coasting down the hill to the bottom of our street, skidding to a stop in my friend’s driveway, and running to the door with my helmet still on to see if she could come out and play.

What is a question you’d like to see asked in a future fill-in?

Imagine a block of time has opened up in your busy day for you to take a class in anything you like. What subject would you choose?

Fill in the blank: You might be a MilSpouse if….

…you still find colorful little moving tags on various pieces of furniture even though it’s been two years since you PCSed. Bonus points if there are multiple tags stuck atop one another.

Are you a military spouse/fiancée/fiancé/girlfriend/boyfriend? Hie thee to ENS Wifey’s blog, snag the questions, and add yourself to the Mr. Linky for this week’s MilSpouse Friday Fill-In!

Halfway to Spring

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As Rabbi Rachel Barenblat notes over at Velveteen Rabbi, today marks the midpoint between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. In many parts of the country, people are looking outside at heaps of new snow and despairing that winter is only half over, but in my neck of the woods, it’s hovering around 70°. It rained earlier, and it’s still cloudy and breezy and full of the smells of damp earth, further emphasizing the illusion that the season took ol’ Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of an early spring seriously.

I’m not quite buying it — especially with tomorrow’s predicted high a good thirty degrees cooler — but it does my winterized outlook good to get a small taste of the coming warmth as the planet’s axis tilts back towards the sun. Walking across the street to meet the neighbors’ new baby and bring the family a loaf of fresh-baked beer bread did not necessitate bundling up in a heavy coat. I decided to walk to Dunkie’s for a coffee and doughnut and to the store to pick up a few things, and I was actually a bit too warm by the time I made it back to my doorstep. How novel!

I could actually start to believe that things like this…

Pink Roses

…are in our not-too-distant future.