Spring??

So, last night as I tried to calm myself down and go to sleep, I went over and over the list of things to do in my head. My plan was to move as many of our things and boxes as I could from the old house to our new house, (my parents house), still not quite sure what to call it! Anyway, this morning when I woke up, there was about 2 inches of ice covering everything. Of course this caught me off guard and threw a wrench into every plan that I had for the day.
The crazy thing about it is that just two days ago, we were wearing shorts and flip flops. WELCOME TO MISSOURI!! We packed up the van with many little boxes and headed down the road to the new/old house. It really was a beautiful drive this morning. Hardly anyone was out and you could hear the branches cracking with ice. Every tree looked like glass and some so heavy with ice, bowed and bent towards the ground.When I pulled onto the street, I saw that the beautiful cherry blossom tree that hangs over the driveway looked so beautiful I had to stop and take some pictures. The tree on the side of house had ice balls on the tip of every branch. So we unpacked the van and opened a few boxes. I turned on some Joni Mitchell and tried my best to add my touches into these new surroundings. My pictures on the wall, my little touches on the mantle. It does seem quite strange to have my things in the house.
As I was organizing the hall closet, I came across an old book of my fathers poems. It was high on the shelf and covered in dust. I read through a few of them and realized how talented my father really was. I wish I would have listened more to his stories and songs and told him while he was alive how talented I thought he was. I guess I didn't appreciate him as much when he was here as I do now that he is gone. Lesson learned! Tell those around me what I really feel and express without fear my love and thanks for them and their many talents.