Spring

You know it's spring when:

• the yard waste garbage truck starts waking you up at the unearthly hour of before the sun is up with it's beep beep beep while backing up to dump your neighbors trash.

• all of the Robin's this side of the Mississippi have landed in your back yard and are rehearsing in the wee hours before the sun comes up for the upcoming spring fest of "Show Me Your True Colors" and "Love Me Tender".

• the winter thaw has started and all that was covered and frozen in the form of dog bombs in your back yard are now no longer frozen and are filling the air with their aroma.

• the natives are late for school because you are madly trying to find their shoes, socks, coats, sweatshirts, etc. and when found the guilty parties show you soggy frost bitten clothing because in the morning it had been cold outside but as the day had progressed more was taken off and dumped where ever in the yard as the temperature had risen and then left for the night outside as the elements take on it's dampening hold.

• when the natives look like glazed donuts from ever runny noses because of the fluctuation in temperatures which might have to do with the above paragraph.

• last but not least.......when all of the above happens you don't care cuz you are tired of winter and are ready to throw yourself into SPRING!