Random Somethings:Spring, Nerds, Pioneer Woman, and Postcards

Some random bits of life lately:

Spring

It seems that spring is just around the corner! I know this because the snow is gone, the sun is shining, and we have eaten two bags of Cadbury mini eggs already. To celebrate springs arrival I took Max to the store to buy some seeds.

There really is nothing better than planting seeds with a 3 year old!

Nerds
As if the Cadbury mini eggs weren't enough,

I've been secretly finishing off a big box that Shane was given for his birthday. I let him have just a few and then hid the box.
I had forgotten how fun Nerds are to eat. Tart, sweet, and hard as rocks.
I make them fancy by pouring them into my little Martha Stewart bowls. Not because I like my snacks to be fancy, but because that way the kids don't come running to the sound of me shaking the nerds out of the box.

The bowl keeps things quiet.

Pioneer Woman
Okay so I am so late to this party.
I've got to be honest and say that when everyone in the blogosphere started writing about someone known as Pioneer Woman.
I wasn't interested.
They'd post about her recipes and how they stood in line for an hour and a half just to meet her.
I didn't get it.
They'd post about her love affair with a cowboy.
Cowboys? Um no thanks.
They'd post about making her cinnamon buns at Christmas.
I became mildly interested.

Then one night about a month ago I'd read yet another post referring to Pioneer Woman and decided I had to at least go and see what on earth this was all about.

I went. I started reading. I stayed up until 2:30am reading every word about how she fell in love with Marlboro Man. Until then, I really had no idea that real cowboys still existed.
I was hooked.
I ordered the cookbook and just finished reading every recipe.

I have a fridge full of butter.

I still haven't decided what to make first.

Any suggestions?

Postcards
We are excited about participating in the Great American Postcard Swap that is being organized by Aimee at Adventures and Pursuits.

Here's how it works. One family from each state agrees to send out postcards to one family from each of the 49 other states. So you send out 49 postcards and receive 49 postcards.
We have a map ready and are excited to learn a little bit about each of the states. Not to mention how exciting it will be to get those postcards in the mail each week!

Aimee is organizing 3 different postcard swaps and there are still states remaining in groups 2 and 3. In group 2 we still need families from the following states:
Delaware Kansas Kentucky New Hampshire North Dakota South Dakota West Virginia Wyoming
I think that the 3rd group has even more states open so if your family is interested in participating go visit Aimee's blog for more details!