it might as well be spring

I just bought this water pitcher at Target and it seemed only right to fill it with something pretty. Tulips, the grocery store's official announcement of spring, seemed fitting. 

We had a few chilly days with rain last week and it was heaven! That's the kind of spring I love. As always, I am wishing spring would linger a long, long time. But, as always, summer is right around the corner: 92 degrees* by Thursday and in the pool by Friday.

*If that was a summer temp, I'd be rejoicing. It just doesn't work for March, even in the desert.

all hail

March has brought finicky weather to Arizona. 80 degrees one day, then 50's the next. Last week we had perfect spring weather (cool nights with comfortably warm days - it's why we live here). But on Sunday, rain was expected and welcomed. Indeed, we got lots of rain all day and a little something extra - Hail!

We were home getting ready for church when we heard some serious pounding on the roof.

We opened all the doors to take pictures and watch the "snow" fall. It was awesome. At least one child went out to taste it.

It was a more-than-impressive hailstorm. During its several-minute showing, it tore leaves and gunk from our trees and plastered them all over our car parked in the driveway. We proudly drove to church in our camouflaged Yukon. (It was pretty gross, actually, but the kids thought it was cool.)

One child said it was "the best day EVER!"
We're nothing, if not easy to please.

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