Snow Day

***This post has two boring videos in it.***


It is snowing today.

I know, I know...I live in NE...that happens.

But this time, I mean it is REALLY snowing.

Like, the Little Tykes car in the backyard has just about disappeared and there is no sign of the snow slowing down. Like, I hope and pray that our neighbors snow throw our driveway again. Like, I put blankets over our super old windows to help keep us warm without causing our gas bill to spike even more. Like, Bart is about to drive home from work and if I were Catholic I'd have a rosary and be saying Hail Mary's the whole time for safety.

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Fun, sure...winter wonderland, all that crap. But boy, does snow mess up your plans.

Tomorrow is supposed to be the MOM Christmas party. I am really looking forward to it. Now, it might (depends on how things go, but lots of wind and negative temperatures are in tomorrows forecast.) be canceled. And not rescheduled. Bummer...now where will I go to get a picture of all three boys with Santa Claus? And, who will eat all the boxes of plain old mac-n-cheese I bought for the potluck? Or the whole wheat rolls I bought on accident and was planning on bringing as well?

The plus side? Snow cones. Rebecca gave the boys a snow cone machine for their birthdays plus two big bottles of syrup, cherry and cotton candy. Smartie pants me puts on some slippers (no coat or anything, just slippers and my p.j's cause it is after 2 and I just showered) goes onto the back porch with a large bowl, and scoops up a BIG bowl FULL of snow. It was not yellow, so I am calling it clean.
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The boys LOVED them, even Ethan...he had more of a snow slurpie. When Bart gets home, I'll get some fresh snow and make him a cone...well, it was more of a snow bowl because the syrup wouldn't just soak in, like it does in the summer, so I had to stir it and wound up putting them in bowls. Didn't matter...the boys devoured them.

What do you do when the weather does not allow you to get out and do your normal plans?

Snowman and Reindeer WINNER!

#21, Nicole!

Since I will be seeing you Wednesday, I'll just bring them with me.

Thanks for playing!

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme

TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?

• warm socks for the nighttime (cause my warm ones have holes and I never remember to buy some new ones)
  
• skirts from DownEastBasics.com (and this one and this one)
  
• scrapbooking supplies...or a gift card to a local scrapbook store.
• plastic spatulas for scrapping bowls
• snow boots

(I am so hard to please :-)

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?

• candy!
  

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?

• knitted hat and scarf
  

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?

• I wasn't a child, but this super annoying robot kitty from my dad that is STILL at my parents house, meowing away.
  

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?

• Brennan: Legos, Bike
• Jackson: "soccer thing" aka Foosball table
• Ethan: FOOD
  

6. What is your favorite holiday food?

• Does "all desserts" count as "food"?
  

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?

• Wooden Stars with JOY in them for Brennan's teachers, a Merry Christmas block that I will post pictures of soon, reindeer and snowman iron on tees, maybe matching p.j. pants.
  

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?

• 4 Christmas's...sure, it's a new release, but it is so darn funny, I can see myself watching it every year.
  

9. Favorite holiday song?

• Harry Connick Jr.'s song, "It Must Have Been Old Santa Claus"
  

10. Favorite holiday pastime?

• decorating sugar cookies with Bart's Aunt Linda's family (and now just my family in Omaha.)
  

Being Together

Boot Camp, Snowmen, and Staying Still

Megan and I started boot camp, as I mentioned earlier...so did a BUNCH of MOM friends.
Go here to read all about it. It's pretty whiny right now but I am very cautiously optimsitic that by the end we will all go get a big huge triple thick milk shake from McDonald's, super size fries, and a Big Mac and say, "Yep, Totally worth it."

Don't forget my giveaways...one for a snowman and reindeer iron on set, one for an adorable bib from 3 Little Monkeys! Low entries right now...and you can get a TON from the iron on one...Oh, speaking of that...congrats to KIMBERLY who has 400 extra entries for purchasing 2 snowmen iron ons the other day! She will just take 2 reindeer if she wins.

And staying still...day 2 of bootcamp was much more brutal then day 1...so I will stay still here on the couch, blog hopping and sharing comment love.

Don't you want to give me some comment love???