Strange Winter

It's been a strange winter around here. Tomorrow the high is going to be near 50 degrees, no where near what it should be in February. It's got me thinking about getting outside and ordering my seeds for the garden. We've decided to expand the garden this year and that's making it even more fun to pick out the foods I want to plant. 

Even with a mild winter, it hasn't been uneventful. There was huge debate over a school levy. My editorial to the local paper pulled me out of my writing slump, at least a little. The back story of the levy is that in November, a portion of what the district asked for did not pass by a narrow margin. A group of parents got together and petitioned to bring the question back as soon as possible, which was in early February. The outcome was much clearer the second time, and the levy still did not pass. 

The boys and I got out ice fishing once with my parents. Another issue with the strange winter is the lack of ice safe enough to go on. It was a good day at least, and we got a few northerns for my dad to pickle. 

Before long, I'll take my first trip to Mexico too. I went last week for a new tattoo, and have almost hit my weight loss goal knowing I will be wearing a bikini soon. I can hardly wait to sit by the pool in 80 degree weather, sipping something cool while I read a book or just relax. 

I'm almost ready to start my next novel. I just have to get a few details final before I can start, since the part I haven't quite decided on yet is going to be in the first chapter. But I've got the writing bug again, so it shouldn't be long. I have another novel written and have done a few edits to it, but I need to either find a publisher for it or go self-published. I'm not sure which will be better for me and the book.