Spring (Hah!) in Illinois

We're back in the Family Camp at Scott Air Force Base near Mascoutah, Illinois. The base is about 25 miles east of Saint Louis MO, and there is a light rail system between here and STL, which we may take advantage of one day next week. The trip from Texas to Mascoutah is about 1400 miles, which we made with only two overnight stops. We probably would have taken a longer time on the road if the weather had been a little nicer. Yesterday I had to scrape ice off the windshield. Today is Saturday, and it is raining. The thermometer on our picnic table says 48 deg. The prediction for Sunday and Monday is possible snow with temps in the 30's. I think we left Texas too early.
The afternoon weather on Friday was pretty decent. The sun was shining, there was a very light breeze, and it was warm in the sun. Still cool in the shade, however. I managed to get a coating of rubber roof dressing on the RV's roof, and caulked some spots that indicated slight leakage while driving through rain.
We'll be at Scott AFB until the 13th, at which time we will venture even further north to Rockford. It really is kind of neat to see the advance of spring moving northward. I do think that we moved a little too fast and got a little ahead of the advance. Oh well, it was a great winter in Texas.