April

I am up early on this first day of April. I just dropped the moms off at the airport for their house/pet sitting trip to Mexico. The kids don't seem to have any trouble getting somebody to stay and care for the cats whenever they need to be gone for a time!
Google maps says it is only 30 miles, but it sure seems a lot longer than that. I feel like an old guy when I think that the distance I used to drive every day is now somehow a really long drive. I guess it is just a matter of perspective. 

I'm not planning on going back to bed, even though I only got a few hours of sleep. I'm up and awake so maybe I'll put on a pot of coffee and just consider my early cup as a bonus coffee for being the airport driver this morning.
It is supposed to be another overcast and windy day in the Ozarks of Southwest Missouri. No rain is in the forecast for today, but we are expecting rain for the rest of the week -- April showers, you know! 
Along with the rain, we are expecting some more severe weather--high winds, thunderstorms, hail, etc. The severe storms seem to be a little early for the season. 

Maybe I'll work on starting some plants indoors. I probably should have already done that, but I am pretty much a rookie gardener, so I haven't really made a plan for the year. I do have concepts of a plan, so...

In other news...
It's baseball season!
I am hoping that the Springfield Cardinals' opener doesn't get rained out on Friday. Between my Red Access Membership for the AA team and my MLB TV subscription, most spring and summer evenings will likely be spent watching Cardinal baseball at either the AA or big league level.
AA baseball at the ballpark or StL Cardinal baseball on the deck TV with a cigar and tequila cherry limeade -- either will be a fine way to spend a spring or summer evening. I should set daily work goals so that I can watch the evening games as a reward for all I've accomplished during the day -- a little self-incentivizing (I just made that word up -- and I like it!) 
Maybe I'll do that.
Then again, maybe I won't.
Maybe I'll just watch baseball.

John