Out Like a Lamb (And other spring like phrases)

  • March comes in like a lion but goes out like a lamb.
  • April showers bring May flowers.
  • Spring forward, Fall back.
  • Spring fever
  • Spring training
  • Beware the Ides of March!
  • He’s no spring chicken.
  • March Madness
  • Luck O’ the Irish
  • St. Patty’s Day
  • Spring up, Oh well!
  • Spring into action.
  • Hope springs eternal.
  • Sing of spring!
  • Easter celebration!

Bugs I Have Known (But not enjoyed)

  1. Box elder bugs
  2. Ladybugs
  3. Asian beetles
  4. Roley Poleys
  5. Crickets (Almost my least favorite)
  6. Grasshoppers (My least favorite ever)
  7. Velcro Ninja Beetles (which is what we called them at camp but I don’t know their real name)
  8. Mosquitoes
  9. Black flies
  10. June bugs
  11. Shad flies
  12. Silverfish (also known as those horrible antenna-y things)
  13. Centipedes
  14. Roaches (as opposed to…)
  15. Sewer roaches
  16. Fireflies
  17. Butterflies
  18. Caterpillars
  19. Moths
  20. Ants
  21. Fruit flies
  22. Termites
  23. Aphids

Green Things (In honor of the upcoming St. Patty’s Day)

  • Shamrocks
  • The Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day
  • Grass in the spring
  • New buds on a tree
  • Cash
  • The sky when a tornado is brewing
  • The Christmas tree still up in my living room
  • Moss
  • Turtles
  • The cover of the book I’ve been reading
  • Towels in my guest bathroom
  • The Northern Lights
  • Ivy
  • Poison Ivy
  • Apples
  • The Green Bay Packers logo
  • Broccoli
  • Spinach
  • Dinosaurs (or so we theorize)
  • Oscar the Grouch
  • Kermit the Frog
  • Lizards
  • Chameleons
  • Kiwi
  • Seaweed
  • Mint chocolate chip ice cream
  • Lime sherbet
  • Emeralds
  • Watermelon
  • The new shirt I bought to wear on Monday
  • Aged copper
  • Avocados
  • Jealousy
  • Health food
  • Romaine Lettuce
  • The BP Logo (which, as it turns out, is designed by a friend of a friend)
  • Evergreen trees
  • Bananas that aren’t ripe

 

My Sister Michelle (In honor of her birthday today!)

  • Brilliant
  • Generous
  • Attentive
  • Loving
  • Quiet until you get to know her
  • Gracious
  • Thoughtful
  • Thought provoking
  • Mathematical genius
  • Puzzle solver
  • Actress (at least in murder mystery dinners)
  • Baby sister
  • Adoring Aunt
  • Youngest daughter
  • Soft spoken
  • Adventuresome
  • Funny
  • Sweetly silly
  • Gentle
  • Determined
  • Role Model
  • Marvelous
  • Magnificent
  • Michelle!