Officially Spring is here, but unofficially...

....it's not. I have been seeing in the paper how at this time last year, the temps were already up in the mid 60's to low 70's, and this year we have been lucky to see a day above 60. But something tells me that it is about to change. No it is not that Al Gore is now coming out blabbing on about global warming, even though I find it funny you didn't hear from that crackpot all winter long. What was wrong Al, too busy trying to stay warm during one of the coldest winters in a long time? It was that today it stayed sunny for pretty much the whole day. And there was not wind. I almost forgot what it was like without a steady 15 mph breeze.

So me being the type of person that cannot just sit still, I got home from work and headed outside to do some yard work. Now I know that most people HATE mowing the lawn, but I LOVE doing it. So much so that I do a couple yards for people during the summertime. Sure the money that I get for said lawns is nice, but it is also nice being outside. And I just don't mow, I also edge. I take my edging very seriously. If you don't believe me, pay us a visit the day after I mow, and you will think that I have a ruler out there with my making sure my edging spacing stays equal. And for the record, I don't have a fancy edger that has a blade and does it perfect every time. Nope, not for me. I do it all free hand with my electric powered trimmer. I like the electric because it has just enough power. The gas ones can get pretty crazy. In fact I could probably write a whole post on weed whackers...maybe when I am hard up for material for this blog.

That is what was so great about today. When I did my yard a couple weeks ago, it was in very windy conditions, and I had to have on a sweatshirt and gloves to get it done. Today I was in my usual shirt and shorts, with my trusty ipod nano at my side. Alexandra and Lorelai were out riding their bikes, enjoying the nice weather along with me. Inside, Lisa was getting ready for her violin lesson that she was about to teach, and enjoying a nice little break without the girls in the house. It felt for the first time this year like a nice spring afternoon/evening, and I loved every minute of it.

And to top it all off, we went to Sonic tonight for dinner. It is so nice to pull up into one of those slots and take time to really study the menu. When you are in a drive thru line you always feel like you need to hurry and place your order. That is what I love about Sonic. Pull on in, and have a kid bring you out your food and drinks on roller skates. And then there is the carhop that skates around with the condiment tray, and he will stop in front of your car and ask you what you want. Tonight I tried their fry sauce with my tots, and I must say that it went very well together. I would rank Sonic as my number 2 fast food place. Of course for those who know me know that I rank In n Out first, but Sonic is a close second.

So there you have it. That was the Sorenson evening in a nutshell. This is such a great time of year, and now that Baseball has started, and the nice weather is starting to roll in, I can just about drop the "unofficial" off spring, and call it official.

Oh yes, by the way, I just wanted to give a shout out to my loyal readers...all 5 of you. Try as I might, but I can't seem to wrangle some of Lisa's readers to my blog. I was told that all I had to do was to comment on other peoples blogs. Maybe I need to up my commenting. Or I could bribe people with salsa. People seem to like my salsa. That is a lot of maybes, but just maybe, this shameless rant will get people my way. I will just have to wait and see.

Off to watch the rest of Fat Camp on NBC....errr I mean Biggest Loser. Late.