I Think It's Spring (Finally!)

If the weathermen are right, and around here the chance of that might be about 10%, it's supposed to be about 70 degrees tomorrow. I have been pondering this thought for a couople of days now. Hmm, what does warm outside feel like again? I'm not sure. But, again if the weathermen are right, we are only going to have one day to find out.

The message here seems to be - air out the house on Saturday, let the sunshine in, dust out the cobwwebs that couldn't be seen - but DON'T under any circumstances put those winter clothes in moth balls. Not yet anyway.

At least here in Seattle, the daffodils, tulips and even the leaves on the trees come out no matter what. When we were in Chicago two weeks ago, I was surprised to find that back there that wasn't the case. There wasn't a flower in sight and not even a hint of a leaf thinking about coming out in that cold weather. And, they say Seattle has a short growing season! HAH!

Chicago was a wonderful experience. This was the first trip to The Windy City for either of us and we weren't disappointed. Chicago is beautiful, the people were so friendly and the time went by all too quickly. I was experiencing some culture shock though. I learned that there are about 7,000 taxis in Chicago. Compare this to about 300 in Seattle and you will get some idea of what the streets of Chicago must look like - kind of like Sturgis, South Dakota when all the bikers show up for their big August event. It was something else.

There are no jaywalking laws in Chicago, at least none that I saw observed. Beth and I must have looked pretty silly to the locals when we were standing at the corner of the street waiting for the light to turn green and the walk signal pop up giving us the OK to cross.

We learned a lot while we were at the conference. It's going to take some time to process it all, but eventually it will happen and you will see some positive changes at the shop.

Speaking of shops, it's almost time for the LYS Tour. We have the passports available to pick up anytime. They can't be stamped though until the Tour is underway. This is going to be a fun time. The shops all have some great plans for the event. Even if you know you can't make it to all 24 shops, try to stop in at a few and become a part of the excitment.