Spring!

Happy first day of spring! Seems like it's been a looonnnggg time coming. I'm not a fan of cold weather... and by cold, I mean less than around 68 degrees. So we've still got a little bit of warming up to do but I'm just thankful that the temps are at least trending upward at this point!

I figured the first day of spring is a good time for a Public Service Announcement. I do love warm weather, but along with that comes the thing I hate most. Beware, they are lurking everywhere. As the temperatures rise, so must our awareness.

What is this thing? Well, I can't say the name but it rhymes with fake and starts with an "S".  Even the word describing its mode of motion sounds disgusting. They are hideous, horrible, and deserve to be hated. Don't try to tell me they are misunderstood.

I don't know how much time over the past 26 years of my existence that I have spent on the lookout for these things. I'm sure I see more than the average person just because I'm always looking... which doesn't really make sense because I don't WANT to see them. I guess to me it's better to see them than not, if it means being able to avoid them.

A consequence of seeing them, whether close or far away, in real life or in a picture... I freak out. Every time. I scream, jump, dance, run, potentially cry. It's bad. One of the places where I spot these creatures most is Facebook. Seriously? I can avoid them when I'm outside, but I'm casually surfing Facebook before bed and there they are... right there in my room!

There are plenty of good things in this world to fill your camera and social media... I'll watch videos of your adorable kids, enjoy seeing your cute little fuzzy animals, laugh at silly things you do. I'll even drool over pictures of the food you eat. But please. For the love of all that is good in this world stop posting pictures of these evil creatures!!!!

So, let this be a fair warning. Depending on the severity of the offense (and my reaction), I will be forced to take action which may vary from un-following you to un-friending you if I see a picture of one of these creatures come from your account. I don't want to have to do this! So please, let's all just be friends and not post scary pictures.

Oh, and for those who think they're funny and purposefully try to scare me (like that boy in my class in 3rd grade who would leave books open to the page with their pictures and wait for me to find them...), beware. I have a cat whose velvety paws are deceptively strong and sharp.

~ Buckwheat