I am so loving this beautiful day.  I’ve got the windows open airing out the staleness of Winter (what little bit we had this year) and the sun shining in the french doors.  I really wish Ellie and I could be out in the sunshine running around and playing together.  Maybe we’ll get to do that tomorrow, but today I’m stuck inside working on website stuff.

Spring cleaning fever has definitely hit me, too.  I’m trying to work, but my eyes keep wandering around the house picking out things I need to do.  I really need to do my bi-annual wall wash down this week, but time hasn’t allowed for it yet.  There are a gazillion things I could clean around here today if I just had the time to do it!

I swear I have the worst luck when it comes to plastic handles. This morning I broke the plastic handle on my favorite spatula while cooking breakfast, and now I’ve just broken the handle on my laundry basket. It looks like I’ll be going shopping this weekend to replace both, and I really hope I can find another spatula like the one I broke.  I’ve had it for years, and it’s my favorite for a reason.  All the others I own totally suck in comparison.  I’ve never seen another one like it, though, and that’s why I only had the one.  I saved the handle, so if I can’t find a replacement I might have to pull out the duct tape!

The little one is napping, and today has been a pretty relaxing day for me. We finally all got over the sickness we’ve been passing around, and we were on the go all weekend. Ben’s birthday is Thursday, but I decided to take him out for birthday lunch on Saturday since he doesn’t get home from work ’til 6:30pm or later. We had a nice relaxing baby free lunch at J Peters before we picked the little one up from Nana’s.

I love J Peters, but while we were out I also spotted a couple new restaurants in the area I’d like to try. New restaurants seem to be popping up all over the place right now. Maybe it’s gotten easier to get restaurant funding, or maybe the economy is starting to look up. Either way I definitely won’t complain about having a few new restaurant choices around here.  We normally have to drive at least 45 minutes to the bigger towns if we want fine dining.

Saturday evening was spent visiting with friends before the little one spent the night with MomMom, and we were on the go yet again Sunday.  This morning I made a trip to town to pick up stuff for Ben’s birthday cake and Valentine’s Day dinner, and then I decided I would spend the rest of the day not doing much at all…except for maybe dying my hair.

I finally got up the nerve to buy the light Auburn dye I’ve been eyeing.  Now I have to get up even more nerve to actually use it!  I’ve been feeling like I need a change, and since I can’t afford a new tattoo I guess dying my hair will do.  I may attempt to do it myself today, or I may wait ’til this weekend and have my sis-in-law help me.  The second option may be a better choice.