Snowmaggedon 2017

A few facts:

*Being cold and living amidst snow for weeks on end feels like death to me. Not an exaggeration. 

*I enjoy driving to the snow, going skiing down slopes covered in never ending white, and then leaving to normal, comfortable land.

*I comprehend that you don't have to be cold if you dress appropriately.

*Confession: I'm lazy. I don't want to adorn all the gear. It's the same reason I don't order crab, lobster, or ribs. Way, way too involved.

*I may have been on the verge of a serious anxiety attack on consecutive school snow-day #5.

*I'm a super dependable fun mom in warm and mild temperatures.  

*Since Snowmaggedon graced us I've made hot chocolate like nobody's business and have rocked the indoor activities thing.

But not outdoors.

*The Beloved is the dependable fun parent, regardless of temperature.   

I embrace this.

*The Beloved is an animal at shoveling snow.... plus, he really likes it. He likes it as much as I enjoy mowing the lawn. Kind of has a therapeutic feel.

*The Beloved has still gone jogging almost every night even with all this snow. Twice I've joined him. That's true love.

*Both the Beloved and I like driving over crazy snow piles in 4 wheel drive. Mostly we do this after church on Sundays. We laugh, I'm still warm. Win, Win.

Icicle beard after jogging.

L-R Lou, Ruckus, and Little C playing on the snow-pile in our cul-de-sac.

Had to take a selfie after cleaning out the ice filled gutters with my friend Damahr.

The Beloved shoveling the driveway for me so I may exit the car comfortably.
Pretty chivalrous.

Little C saw him shoveling and then came out to help.

I love these guys.

Snow Day Play:

Sweetrotten, Ruckus, and Moo using their supreme imaginations to play house.

Sometimes we stayed in our pj's all day long. 

Fun sisters.

Lou's clay creations.

Lou, Moo, and Ruckus hard at work being crafty.

Moo and Ruckus making their clay art.

Snow-time Baby

Ruckus ready to play outside.

Lou, Ruckus, Moo, and Sweetrotten built a little friend.

Then Daddy came home - 

and they built a gigantor friend.

Moo and The Beloved

Way to go guys!