You wouldn't know a diamond if you held it in your hand.

I complain about having to ride my bike to work (mostly because I have to wake up half an hour earlier when I do), but once I'm actually on my way, it's not so bad. I did it this morning, and it made me pause and notice things that otherwise I wouldn't have -- the birds singing, the students I saw through the windows of my old elementary school when I rode past.

The sun finally came out on Monday afternoon, after several days of freezing cold and almost non-stop rain. That's right, freezing cold. In Louisiana. In March. What is wrong with that picture? Everything. Even on the rare moments that it wasn't raining, the sky was pure cloud, washed-out and gray. It was depressing. Now spring is finally here. The only downside is that all the pollen in the air makes Rebecca wheezy. Luckily she's been working a lot, which keeps her inside with the flourescent lighting.

Sometimes, it's weird the things you miss.