Spring Is Here...

Ephesians 5:16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil....

The first official day of spring and amazingly enough - a warm sunny morning.

We decide to start the season off with a nice long walk along the trail that runs behind our house. It's so warm I decide to dig out my favourite stretch denim capris. Nice. But - oh-oh! There it is waving at me from below. LEG HAIR!!

The dog has been excited since the first rays of sunshine shot through the blinds this morning. First she waited patiently while we slowly made our way through the morning newspapers, breakfast, coffee, more coffee. Now she's lying on her side trying to pretend she's dying of boredom. I try to explain the importance of hairlessness on the human female leg - but she doesn't seem to get it...(in fact, as I explain it to her, I have trouble understanding it myself). My husband just groans and waits patiently on the couch. He knows that it would be useless to tell me that no one on the trail is going to notice my leg hair or lack of it. He's been through this before.

Step one - finding my razor. It hasn't been used since the end of September so I have to remember where I last saw it. Step two - removing the solidified soap scum and then realizing the blade is dull. Finding a new blade turns into step three - adding blades to my grocery list. I try to shave the leg hair with the dull blade but this turns out to be more like trying to cut down a field of winter rye with my grampa's push mower.

Finally I give up and put my long pants back on. The dog is now lying face up with her tongue hanging out. My husband is lying on the couch with a pillow over his head.

We step outside just as the first drops of rain start falling and I'm reminded of one of my favourite sayings: "Seize the moment". Another one pops into my mind: "A missed opportunity is like dropping an ice cube into boiling water. You'll never get it back."

Here's another one: "She who lets unshaved legs spoil her fun needs to go for some kind of therapy".