Hey everybody! I know you must be as tired as I am of the cold, snow and ice but you know we have to have it or Spring wouldn't be as special as it is...right? Soon the sun will be shining all the time and the summer birds will be flocking back to the state and we will be complaining about how hot it is! That's the way it is in Iowa if it weren't for the weather what would we talk about? Until the hot weather comes we will have to content ourselves with the thought of flowers swaying in the breeze, bees buzzing and running around in shorts and tee shirts, ah that's the life.  read more »