This is the happy and mischievous cackle of my child after squirting himself in the face with the water gun.

And this is where we’re at now! Indoor water guns (when oh when will it warm up in Minnesota?), chasing the dogs in circles around the house (sorry Magda) and so many couch forts.

We got an early tease with some nice weather a few weeks back, but that snowfall last week destroyed our souls. The forecast right now says we’ll be in the 60s starting tomorrow, but since it’s 34 degrees as I type this, I’m not buying it.

I want to feel the warmth on my face. I want to tell the kid to go outside and dig in the dirt for an hour. “Go find some worms!” is what I imagine yelling as I sip my margarita on the patio while reading my novel. But you guys, this is not the life we are living right now. It is only the life I am aspiring to.