How About A Sunday Sixteen?

Since I didn’t get around to posting a Thursday 13 last week, or the week before, I’ve decided to catch up with a Sunday Sixteen.

1.    The weather since my last Thursday 13 has been everything from snow to highs in the 70s. 

2.    Fortunately, the hyacinth survived the snow, and more have sprouted.

3.    The past few days have been warm.  It was even warm enough for shorts yesterday! 

4.    I know the warm weather isn’t going to last, but I am determined to enjoy it as much as possible while we have it, so I spent a lot of time outside yesterday. 

5.    Since this is time change weekend, we’ll at least get to enjoy more light and longer days even when it gets cold again. 

6.    The daffodils have bloomed.

7.    One lone tulip has sprouted.  There’s no flower yet, but I’m hopeful.

8.    There’s a little bit of green on the hydrangea I trimmed earlier this year.

9.    The forsythia is also starting to bloom.

10. Unfortunately, there is something in the yard that gives me a terrible rash.  It’s not poison ivy, oak, or sumac, but we haven’t been able to figure out what causes it.  It doesn’t even happen every year.  This is a rash year, though, so I’m currently sporting a calamine bandage. 

11. Since we’ve never been able to determine the cause, the dermatologist just always has me double up on allergy medications and wrap it in a calamine bandage.  If it gets too out of control, they’ll prescribe steroids.  

12. At this point, I’m pretty good at starting to treat it before it gets too bad, and we just take care of it at home without the need for a doctor’s visit and steroids. 

13. I know it’s not officially spring yet, but I’ve switched to spring-themed cards and stickers for my Chemo Angels buddies. 

14. Last Sunday, we saw the play Suffs at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC.  It was an excellent show, and one that I think everyone should see. 

15. We had voted in the primaries just a few days before we saw it, so it was especially poignant to be reminded how much so many brave women fought and endured. 

16. Finally, enjoy this picture of Theodore.