Looking forward to those days here. A year ago last Thursday it was 80 here, and this week we couldn't get to 30. Today it was a high of 22 with 25 mph sw winds. Cold and sunny, but the sun had enough power that the black plowed fields were steaming. Hard to believe that a month from now the tractors will be rolling and seeds going in.
I spent the day processing NRA Shotgun awards for our FFA shooters for their 2012 season. It costs me nearly $100 per year for the patches (I went to making my own certificates to save $'s), but the increased team enthusiasm over the last six years has been a reward worth it. They will be presented Tuesday at the banquet, but I have to miss for the first time since I started due to meetings for work.