The snow is almost gone now. Yesterday the temp got up to around 50 and water ran off the rooftops like a heavy rainfall. Our yard is a pit of despair. Some people have hibiscus peeping up through the last bit of downy snowdrifts looking like a picture postcard...we have dandelions not only peeping up but actually thrusting up quite jauntily and seemingly saying "Hi...we own this crappy lawn so kindly take yourself someplace else!" Damn. I feel like the crocodile hunter out there yanking those suckers out by the roots and struggling to keep them under control. My fear is their takeover of the house...although...now that I think about it...my carpets are sucky...hmmmm