Wow! March already. It's nearly SPRING!!!! I was very excited to find my chinese butterbur blooming this morning in the backyard. It looks like a lime green sunflower growing flat in the dead leaves. There's no stem, and the flower appears weeks or months before the leaves ever come out. OK ,Ok ,I know. This isn't "Mariah's Geeky Garden" blog.

Well, Olive has yet another daycare inspired cold, which she has passed on to Marc. Fourtunately I haven't gotten it... yet. Needless to say we have had several long and fussy nights this week. I think the worst of it is probably over. Saturday morning is her first official swimming lesson! Yep, 10am on Saturday, she's goin' in the pool at the Y. I think she'll love it. I will bring the camera to document the big event.

Grandpa Sue and Grandpa Al are off to Germany this weekend to go skiing and touring around, they are understandibly very excited. This will be their second trip, and I know they will have fun. Grandpa George will be going to New Orleans to compete in a marathon next week, (I think). Aunt Mary Tyler sent some very cute clothes to Olive this week, thank you very much!

Not too much else going on here... coupon mania. Can I just say that I will never pay for toothpaste, deodorant or soap ever again! It's so easy to get it free! www.moneysavingmom.com. Yes, we're turning into those people, but let me tell you, it's really really fun to walk out of CVS or Walgreen's with all this stuff and have paid $2.

Anyway, I will post swimming lesson pictures soon!