By now, I've just about had it with snow. I moved from sunny California to seasonal Pennsylvania (I know, don't get me started!) and this winter turned out to be the worst winter in years! I'm getting pretty gosh-darned tired of having everyone walk up to me and tell me how, "all the winters before this were so mild." SHUT UP!! 

Ok, so I'm dealing with it, and hopefully so are you, wherever you live. We've weathered the effects of El Nino's, survived floods, shoveled the snow and slogged through enough mud and slush to last a lifetime. If you're like me, you've been wishing for Spring and dreaming of Summer since Christmas! Sometimes, I think it's the only thing that has kept me sane through this long, LONG winter. Soon it will truly be Spring...dear god, I pray (is it snowing AGAIN?!). Let me hang in there just a little longer!

I shouldn't complain really. After all, on the Internet, we do have the added luxury of traveling to "virtual" worlds. With the click of a mouse, we can call up dreamy vacations of tropical beaches, sunny wildflower meadows or tall deep forests of green. Staying online this winter helped see me through the bleakest days. (OK, there was that time we lost power due to the storms and I couldn't connect but the withdrawal symptoms didn't last.)

Enough about winter already! To celebrate the beautiful season of Spring and the coming Summer (hurry! hurry!) let's take a look at some of the sites that kept me sane.

First off, in honor of Mother's Day, have the kiddos surf in to this site for plenty of stuff to make your special day bright. While they're doing that, you can sneak off for a nap!

If you're REALLY bored, what do you do? If you've ever found yourself reading how others solve their problems and want more, how about trying the Official Dear Abby site? Come on, admit it! You can't help yourself, you read her column once in a while (Ok, ok - every day!). For more Abby, surf over and enjoy the free advice (or snicker at the poor losers!).

If you're stuck indoors, you may as well make the most of it. Reading and books are very big at my home. We all know about Amazon.com - they're great. But here is a well-kept secret - Book Close Outs! It's one of my favorite sites to find cheap books for myself or for gifts (Shhh! Don't tell my friends how little I paid for their birthday presents!).

Women have a tendency to nurture their families, friends, homes, careers and more, while neglecting to nurture ourselves. Want to dream about getting out or really go there? Don't waste time putting your dreams on the 'back burner'; find some really cool trips to take and new activities to try at Retreats for Women, owned and operated by a woman! Now that's fun!

And speaking of fun - it's time for me to sign off so I can get back online and find some more goodies for you next month. Maybe I'll just take a quick peek in the Techgirls Chatroom and see if there's a friend or two chatting. Another great thing about the Internet? There's NO SNOW online!