Snowmageddon 2010

Well the blizzard has arrived, delivered on it’s promise, and hasn’t left yet.  The media is freaking out about it, but we are enjoying the novelty, for now.  (Ask me how I feel to be snowed in on Monday).

Yesterday, school was canceled pre-emptively, so Wesley was invited to a friend’s house for a playdate.  She [...]

The Blizzard is coming… the Blizzard is coming!

So, apparently a blizzard is heading our way.  Perhaps even The Mother of All Blizzards.
My local jurisdiction sent out an emergency alert warning, “Another severe winter storm, with near blizzard conditions, is forecast to hit our area Fri., Feb. 5 through Sat., Feb. 6. Be prepared to shelter in place for 3 to 5 days. [...]

I’ve had all the bucket-filling I can handle

You may recall, about two weeks ago, Asher won a trip to the ER, courtesy of his busted head.   In addition to stitches, he apparently came home with germs.   ER on Saturday, then happy and healthy all day Saturday and Sunday … until around dinner time.  Just as I was trying to coax some peas [...]

Christmas Memories

We had a super duper Christmas.  And now that 2010 is bearing down on us, I figured I better get these memories chronicled.  Prepare for an overload of photos.
This is what the week before Christmas was like …
Sunday: we made decorated a gingerbread house.

It turned out pretty good!  It was fun to see the artistic [...]

More snowy fun

We are dug out and getting around, but it is still pretty snowy around here.  On day two of the big storm (Sunday), there was nary a plow in sight.  Lucky for us, one of our neighbors motored by in his bobcat and helped to dig us out.

He made a huge snow pile right by [...]

Snow Much Fun

Unless you live under a rock, you probably heard the East Coast got a whopper of a snow storm.  Our area got up to 24″;  I estimate our house got closer to 15-17″ but it sure felt like more.   This is how we spent our snowy day.

By 11am, we had 8″ of snow.

This is what [...]

Deck the Halls… Holiday Home Tour

There a bunch of blog “carnivals” out there featuring people showing off their Christmas decor, so I thought I would play along.   My house is definitely imperfectly decorated, but there are also many parts of my Christmas decor that I love and am happy to share with you!  It’s photorific, so go grab a coffee [...]

Frosty – the snow man that keeps on giving

Last Saturday (8 days ago).  We had a snow day.  When we left our house in the morning, it had only just started to come down.

When we came home a few hours later, a change had taken place.

This would be the back of Silas’ snowy head:

It was a good day to relax in front of [...]

Advent Ideas and Fun Seasonal Activities

Tis the season!  November is so busy, December always seems to sneak up on me.   But we love our advent calendars, so I have to dig out the Christmas stuff in time for the kids to open them up.
We have three different advent calendars in our house, which works works well now that we have [...]

Keep’n It Real

Today was a good day, a productive day, but it was one of those days.
It was cold, yucky, and no one wanted to curl up and take a nap, except me.
It started in the morning.  Asher has a lovey, “Lammie”.  He sleeps with it day or night, or he doesn’t sleep at all.   I dread [...]