The weather this day was simply gorgeous.  We had discussed going to the zoo, but decided against it in favor of staying home and working on some outdoor chores. Ane, who is working on earning some extra money for LEGOs, got a job from her father raking up tree debris in the backyard. She took [...]

WOOO-HOOO!!!!! The snow has melted off the pavement, the roads are clear (enough), and the buses will be rolling this morning!!! I am too excited to put up a decent post.  I will feel more like a functioning adult tomorrow. Time to get back on schedule! I leave you with a cute picture of Rerun, [...]

Well, school has now been out for a week, and I am just keeping my fingers crossed that things really do start to thaw out today. Here’s a picture of the kids from December 2008 – the last time we got so much snow that we had to stay put. This was from early on [...]

After a day of more snow… … the power has gone out twice. First world problems require first world solutions. So the kids had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, applesauce, Pirate’s Booty and milk for dinner in front of a roaring fire and watched Cars 2 on the iPad – which I had fully charged [...]