Okay, that's enough! :) Monday we got about 14 inches, mostly during the daytime. Spent the rest of the week reminding myself how to drive [safely] in the snow. Last night it started snowing again, and we've gotten another 12 inches since then. Enough for a snow fort in the yard [back] and there's more than enough to build a snow town in our front yard [if somebody gets bored].
Thursday we got a quick visit from my in-laws. They drove up, slept at our house, then Jared and his dog took my FIL and HIS dog hunting pheasants on Friday. My MIL and I went out to eat, and discussed Christmas stuff, and listened to Christmas music. Then we went and got my kids from school, had a snack [kids], and drove down to visit Nate and Caitlin. We ate dinner at Buco di Beppa, a wonderfully noisy Italian restaurant, with delicious food that they serve family style. :) And since it is already noisy, when I bring my three noisy children, they fit right in!
Saturday the boys went to the Dinosaur Museum, and the girls [including Morgen] went shopping for: fabric, old stuff [at this awesome junky store that has lots of cool treasures if you look hard], and new paint for our toes. We decided the pedicure was a nice treat after all that walking around :)
Oh, and today, despite the many inches of snow on the ground, Morgen wore her sandals WITHOUT socks to church. I wondered [snow, cold, bare toes], but she is old enough to know better, and I refuse to nag her about things that won't be fatal. Halfway to church I realized that her motivation was to show off those fancy new toes, with the little glitter flowers painted onto her big toenails. Fancy! And now I understand. :)
Having the Carrot and Squash Curry Soup again today, along with my stand-by bread recipe with rosemary added, made into rolls, and a Caesar Salad. :) Perfect cold weather meal.
Gratitude List:
* Good music.
* Cough medicine [not for me].
* Sunday naps [also not for me].
* That Jared is hardly ever sick :) and when he is, he just gets quiet and sleepy.
* Lots of snow, and lots of imagination to help us know what to do with it.
* Good food :)
* 4 wheel drive
* God
* My family, friends, and neighbors
3 comments:
I love how you just went along with the sandals and no socks, which made you more open to understanding. It reminds me to remember that getting upset over little things might just make it too difficult to really *enjoy* the little things.
Merry Christmas Janalee! Just wanted to tell you that....
I'm so glad you had a fun visit with family:) Buco di Beppa sounds fun, I think there's one in West Des Moines but we've never been. So what kinds of cool stuff did you girls find at the "awesome junky store" this time? :)
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