In my estimation, the winter of 2009 is progressing at glacial speed. Even though the arrival February meant it was time to pay the bills and stare at our dismal checking account balance, I was ecstatic. Grim January was finally over and yahoo, yahoo – and February, a more hopeful month had arrived.
Some of the things that give me hope in February include:
- It’s never more than 29 days long. That means winter is 2 – 3 days shorter than it would be if it had 31 days.
- It has great holidays – Groundhog Day, Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays, and Valentine’s Day. Now that I don’t spend Valentine’s Day with 20+ kids on sugar highs, I love Valentine’s Day.
- The days get significantly longer this month. Even though it’s only February 2, you can already see the difference. The road is as snowy as weather, but the sun was reflecting off the trees by our house when I walked before 8:00 this morning. Even two weeks ago , they didn’t do that.
- The Superbowl hype ends. Last night it ended without our home state boy, Kurt Warner, leading his team to victory. But since the game had a nail-biter of an ending (and somebody kept Al Madden from overusing his marking pens, this Iowan isn’t too disappointed.
Now, if any of you know how to contact Kurt Warner or his wife, please let me know. I’d love to have them endorse my book. It’s a long shot, but they might just do it. After all, it’s February, a month of hope.
