The Joy of a Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day we had in Michigan!  I'm not sure what the exact high for today was but I would say at least 55 and it was awesome!  I didn't step a foot outside all day until I left work and there were beautiful dark gray clouds moving across the sky with the sun shining through.  I just love the way the light shines against the dark.  It made me long for spring time and for thunderstorms!  As some or most of you know I love a good storm.  Especially when you can watch it roll in.  My dream house is going to be in the country with a complete view of the weather as it rolls in from the west.  Our first apartment when we got married had that view and we loved to sit on the deck and just watch it roll in.  Even after the divorce was in process we all hopped in Matt's van to drive through the country and watch a storm as it rolled through.  I love the weather and Caleb really has a love for the weather.  He hopes to be a meteorologist some day and chase tornadoes.  What a fantastic goal!   He and I talked tonight about the importance of doing our homework and always doing our best so he can get good grades and go to college.  He is so focused on going to college some day to become a professional baseball player and a meteorologist.  His dad and I didn't go to college and we will be so pleased if our children go onto some sort of higher education.  Layla wants to be a dance teacher and own a studio like Miss Kathryn.  I am so stoked that my kids have goals like this!  I just hope I can help them stay excited about their future.  The spring like weather gets me excited and motivated.  I had a very productive day at work and came home and continued to be productive which has been VERY unlike me as of late.  I got the whole living room cleaned up, all of the school papers gone through, homework organized and garbage out of the kitchen in addition to cleaning the kitchen.  Layla helped me cut strawberries this evening and cover them in sugar so we could have strawberries with cool whip for our night time snack.  I just love doing these things with her.  I'm really hoping that with Caleb's future therapy I can get him more involved with using his hands on things other than the Wii remote.  All in all a very good day.  Layla did have a meltdown at Kmart but what day would be complete without a late run to Kmart and a temper tantrum?  Well I think our high for tomorrow is only 39 but it will be back up to 53 on Friday with thunderstorms.  Yeah for me!  It might be the perfect night for a Ghost Hunters or Ghost Adventures marathon.  I hope your leap day was as joyous as mine!!