Living in Philadelphia we usually see snow on an annual basis. Most years it is nothing major. In fact, it is what I consider worthless. See, I don't care for the cold weather. Unless there is snow. And by snow, I mean SNOW. At least a good 6-8", preferably a foot of that white stuff.
This year we are certainly getting some REAL snow. Back in December we got hit with a storm that brought us about 20 inches. Nicholas had a blast playing in it. Then on New Years Eve when we were in Maryland we got a few inches...enough for Nicholas to go sledding down my parent's "mountain" with his cousins. (My parents don't live on a mountain, but their backyard has a great hill for sledding on!) Last weekend we had a small amount of snow...nothing worthy of breaking out snow boots or pants for.
Then Snowpocalypse/Snowmageddon 2010 hit. Philadelphia recorded 28.5" of snow. Where I live...closer to 20" I'd say, but that is still A LOT! And Nicholas is loving it. He has gone out to shovel, play, sled, and have fun. He comes in to drink hot chocolate (with smarshmellows) and it results in him sleeping quite well! And did I mention...the snow is not over! We're due to get another storm tomorrow and Wednesday. The snow amounts keep increasing every time I look. The latest reports are estimating 10-18". Fortunately, I have NO where to go, and we have plenty of food. Ok, I think we'll go get more eggs, but we have plenty of other food!
I'm enjoying this snow now. It won't last forever, and I know there will be more years when I complain about the cold weather and lack of snow!
Let It Snow!
Book #4- Sundays at Tiffany's
I will preface this by stating- James Patterson is one of my favorite authors, and rarely am I disappointed by his books!
A friend lent me this book about a year ago and it ended up in my "to be read" box of books. (By the way, that box I believe is now empty!) So earlier this week I pulled it out and started reading. The first night I read 60 pages. Last night I finished the last 250 pages in a matter of two hours. A quick read that sucked me in! I think a lot of it has to do with Patterson's style of writing, but it makes it easy for me to read and enjoy! I'm sure you will see me reading several more of his books before the year is over!
Book #3- To the Power of Three
Another Giveaway
Let me just tell you, I've got some ROCKIN' friends. I invite you to check out Mary Jo's blog...she is giving away a copy of The Pioneer Woman's Cookbook. While you're at it check out her blog...she's got herself a little cutie pie guy who has two beautiful big sisters. And Mary Jo takes some great pics of them. So RUN and check out Miracles Thru My Lens and enter to win and meet my girl Mary Jo!
Book #2- The Lovely Bones
Book #1- The Shack
Random
Yes, this is just a random post. Nothing of extreme importance. Just me rambling! Still trying to find a blog design I like. I wish I was artsy and creative like that. But I'm not. I have seen a few custom designers that I like what they've done. We'll have to see...
Today Nicholas had Pajama Day at school. He got to wear his (new) Supersaurus Rex jammies and his Lightning McQueen slippers. He thought that was the coolest thing.
Tomorrow I get my new front loader washer and dryer. I'm VERY excited. Sad that I'm excited about new appliances. Am I showing my age? Anyway, our dryer died on me last week in the middle of a load, and since we had a stacked washer/dryer combo we had to replace both. Timing was not ideal (we were hoping to do it after we received our income tax refund) but I guess we did not get to make that decision! So this weekend I will be washing about 20 million loads of laundry. Ok, not that many, but there is A LOT to be washed.
Let's see...I'm also working on getting clothes listed on ebay. I sell the boys old clothing on ebay to help buy them new stuff. I have a lot of spring and summer stuff to sell. First, I need to see what still may fit them (Erik has some hand me downs from Nicholas) and then see what needs to go. It is a time consuming task, but it will be worth it.
Oh...and I'm TOTALLY stealing this idea from my friend Dana's blog. She's keeping track of all the books she's read in 2010 in her sidebar on her blog. She's up to 5 or something already...and I'm still on my first book of the year. But I'm going to keep track of what I've read as well. I'm going to set a goal of reading 50 books this year. That's about an average of one a week. I think it is doable. Maybe I'll even give some commentary on the books. And I'm ALWAYS looking for suggestions on books to read!
And to end this...some pictures to share. I got a new fancy phone for Christmas that takes pictures...so I like to annoy my kids by taking pictures of them 500 times a day!
And Erik again sitting on the other toybox (aka-his office) playing with the toy laptop
COLD, COLD, COLD
I can't remember the last time it was this COLD! I mean, I live in the northeast so I am aware that winter brings cold temperatures, but it has been BITTER! We've already had some good snow- that has made Nicholas a HAPPY camper! And I wouldn't mind more snow. In my mind it is a way to rationalize the cold temperatures. After all, you can't have snow when it is warm. But if it is going to be this cold, I want snow!
With the cold temperatures we've spent most of our times inside. Which means the boys get cabin fever! Nicholas does have his preschool two days a week (although, he asks EVERY day if he is going to school- he loves it!), but I am longing for warmer temperatures where I can send the boys to run out back...even if it is just for 15-20 minutes! However, we haven't seen temps higher than freezing lately. I guess I'm just counting down the days until spring!
Here are some pictures of our first big snowfall (over a foot!) that we got back in December!
AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!!
So...my FANTASTIC friend, Hope is having this great giveaway on her blog. For what, you ask? Oh, just a $50 gift card to one of my most favorite stores to shop at for my kids- JANIE AND JACK!
So...head over and check out Hope's blog (and check out her ADORABLE boys) and see how you could win the gift card, too!
