Great big BLAH

Sorry I haven't posted in a while (Kathie, you're too sweet to notice!), but February has always been the toughest month of the year for me.
Sick of winter, holidays are over, spring's not even remotely in sight, football's over, REALLY sick of winter, tired of the school routine, fuckin' FRIED on the cold, waiting for baseball....
Did I mention I get tired of winter?
February was always rough in Illinois, but up here, it's damn brutal.
In Illinois, the thaw comes in late March....here, you're lucky if the snow is gone by late April. You can't even plant flowers until Memorial Day, if you want them to make it.
The first year we lived here, I was ready to jump out a window as months rolled by, with no warm-up.
Now, I accept it, but it's never easy.
At least in March, I get the NCAA basketball tournament....and Spring Training starts up.
March holds some hope.
February is just one long, gray stretch of cold-ass shit.
And this year, it's been the coldest February in years, which has quadrupled the misery.
At least we're supposed to be seasonal this week, so that should help.
(I'm sorry, but when "seasonal" for up here seems warm, that's just WRONG.)
Just so....very....blah.

We were at my inlaws' over the weekend, which was nice.
God bless my MIL, she actually kept a Xmas tree up and played Xmas music for opening presents!
I hope I'm half the Grandma/MIL she is when I get there.
My FIL didn't drive me *too* nuts this time either, which was a bonus.
They'll be coming our way right after Easter, to see one of SJ's choir concerts.
It looks to be a short stay (only 2 days), which should make life a lot easier on everyone....my FIL isn't exactly the easiest houseguest in the world.
While there over the weekend, JN and I got out to see "Breach" -- major thumbs-up, if that's your kind of movie.

And I do have the Oscars this weekend -- my one ridiculous obsession JN patiently tolerates.
I'll be stocking up on the crapola to eat for Sunday....needless to say, my diet's suffering these days, but not as badly as years past.
I guess that's something to hang my hat on.

I'll try to be in here more regularly, and I'll really try to put on a happy face.
How long until Cubs' opening day??
According to my countdown clock (yes, I made an online clock to watch), it's 1 month, 9 days and 47 minutes....
*sigh*