"Well, first it didn't snow, then it did, and then it got sunnier and now you're back!"

Our neighbor's back after a four-month stay in a sunnier climate. As I laid down on the deck, waiting for the dog and trying to enjoy the heat that is March 26 (seriously), she pulled in and came over to say hello.

She asked what was new ... I paused. In four months, Erin? You could come up with nothing better than "nothing"? But really, how do you sum up four months' worth of life when it was the slowest four months of the last year?

"Oh, well. The dog grew ..."

And I guess that's what looking down the rest of my life is like. Hm. OK.