According to the local news today the temperature hit the forty degree mark which last happened 94 days ago (http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/86730402.html) Winter in Iowa this year has been miserable. Even people who enjoy the snow and cold have been complaining. Forty degrees felt balmy and a lot of folks were spending time outside. With piles of snow of snow still filling the back yards it was difficult to do much other than to watch the ground turn to mud which is what we usually deal with in February, March and April.
We need a few more days of of temps in the 40's because Monday the 15th, boys soccer practice starts. There is still at least six inches of snow covering the field and frankly, practicing in the snow isn't all that practical. So hopefully this coming week we have temps in the 50's, lots of sunshine, and if I can get picky, a light breeze from the west or south.
When kids complain about Iowa weather I often tell them it teaches them to deal with adversity but frankly, we have all had enough snow and cold for the year.
