Snow?? Why is it snowing??  Okay, it isn't. That was my April Fool joke on Ms. Kate this morning. Her response, --- "I hate April Fools."

Actually it is a beautiful morning here on the sunporch. It is fifty-nine degrees and the sun is shining brightly. There is a wind blowing though and unfortunately it is going to blow in a lot of stormy weather for the next few days. We absolutely do not need rain. It would be great if it didn't rain for a week or so and we could get some planting and transplanting done out there in the yard. But, it happens like this every year here in southern Indiana, and the weatherman has predicted a wet spring. That means late planting for our farmers and the corn crops.

I had a yard full of squirrels again this morning. Every large feeder had a squirrel on it. I just shot a bunch of them with my BB gun but they will be back in less than five minutes. They run off to the neighbors trees for a few minutes and work their way back to my feeders. At least while they are gone the birds can grab a bite or two.

I need to take the little shop-vac to the sunporch. The edges are dirty and there are cob webs around. The windows really need cleaning. Julie's dogs leave paw prints all over the lower portion of the doors as they paw at the doors when they see a squirrel outside. It is as bad as grandchildren's nose and and hand prints. So a little spring cleaning is in order before we get company in a couple of weeks.

On the other hand, those paw prints remind of my blessings. We are blessed that she lives close enough to be able to come over at least one weekend a month. We are blessed to have children that want to come and spend time with us. We are blessed that all of our girls have grown to adulthood with good honest moral values and a strong sense of love for their fellowman; and they have each raised their children with these same sets of values. Personality wise, they are such different people, but their love for one another keeps them locked at the brain. I couldn't be more proud of each of them. We do love our girls and their families.

Today starts a whole new month. Let's all use this month as a month to share ourselves and our love with someone in obvious need of a smile or a gentle touch or maybe even a hug. Remember --- our days are finite: but our compassion should be infinite. My day has already been filled with blessings and so has yours. You just need to look for them.