This one will go down in the record books. It started snowing this morning (wind blown, constant, blizzard-like snow) and hasn't let up ALL day. In fact, it won't let up until late afternoon tomorrow. We've already got a good 20 inches on the ground, and the drifts are 3, 4 even 5 feet in some places. Our backyard is practically buried up to the fence line.
So with all of this crazy snow and stranded travelers and stuck motorists all just days before Christmas, what am I thankful for? I am thankful for a warm house and a safe family. I am thankful that B got to spend the entire day at home, and probably will again tomorrow. I am thankful for kids who don't care a bit about going and doing, but are perfectly content to be home with both mommy and daddy. I am thankful for friends and family who are safe and sound, and who call to make sure we are as well. And I am most definitely thankful that we don't have to travel anywhere for the holidays. I love moments that put things in perspective - and I find there are a lot of those if you just know where to look.
It's been a while since I've posted, and that's not because of lack of things to say. Rather, it has been lack of illustrations. I lost my beloved camera at a Halloween carnival with the kids and - alas - no one ever turned it in. My dear B surprised me with a much better one for my birthday and I am back to taking pictures and feel that I can post again. I just think these streams of consciousness are so much better with artwork! :)
I am loving the holiday season as much as I always do. I am always a bit baffled by those people that can't wait for Christmas to be over - too many errands to run, too many parties to attend, too many gifts to buy, too many obligations to meet. I suppose I am a dying breed - one who loves everything about the season simply for the spirit that it brings. I don't do any of those above things out of a sense of obligation or necessity, rather I do them because it is what makes the holiday season so special. Sure, I make a checklist like everyone else - host annual holiday party? check. mail out unnatural amount of christmas cards? check. bake numerous cookies and goodies for neighbors, friends and family? check. wrap up all the presents? check. The list is never ending. But they are all such fun tasks - done with a spirit of service and giving and with the knowledge that this opportunity only comes around once a year. I relish it as long as I can.
Today the kids and B and I made up a gingerbread house. K1 didn't do too bad with his artwork but for K2 it was mostly about the eating. When she did attempt to decorate the house she would push so hard the structure was in danger of collapsing. One of my lessons in life is learning when not to be a perfectionist. Luckily I learned that lesson a long time ago when it came to crafts, as Martha Stewart I am not. So, I'm happy to watch the kids' unique interpretations of what a gingerbread house should look like, and I'm happy to mock B for his attempts as well. After all, you can only make fun of those things you truly understand.
So with all of this crazy snow and stranded travelers and stuck motorists all just days before Christmas, what am I thankful for? I am thankful for a warm house and a safe family. I am thankful that B got to spend the entire day at home, and probably will again tomorrow. I am thankful for kids who don't care a bit about going and doing, but are perfectly content to be home with both mommy and daddy. I am thankful for friends and family who are safe and sound, and who call to make sure we are as well. And I am most definitely thankful that we don't have to travel anywhere for the holidays. I love moments that put things in perspective - and I find there are a lot of those if you just know where to look.
It's been a while since I've posted, and that's not because of lack of things to say. Rather, it has been lack of illustrations. I lost my beloved camera at a Halloween carnival with the kids and - alas - no one ever turned it in. My dear B surprised me with a much better one for my birthday and I am back to taking pictures and feel that I can post again. I just think these streams of consciousness are so much better with artwork! :)
I am loving the holiday season as much as I always do. I am always a bit baffled by those people that can't wait for Christmas to be over - too many errands to run, too many parties to attend, too many gifts to buy, too many obligations to meet. I suppose I am a dying breed - one who loves everything about the season simply for the spirit that it brings. I don't do any of those above things out of a sense of obligation or necessity, rather I do them because it is what makes the holiday season so special. Sure, I make a checklist like everyone else - host annual holiday party? check. mail out unnatural amount of christmas cards? check. bake numerous cookies and goodies for neighbors, friends and family? check. wrap up all the presents? check. The list is never ending. But they are all such fun tasks - done with a spirit of service and giving and with the knowledge that this opportunity only comes around once a year. I relish it as long as I can.
Today the kids and B and I made up a gingerbread house. K1 didn't do too bad with his artwork but for K2 it was mostly about the eating. When she did attempt to decorate the house she would push so hard the structure was in danger of collapsing. One of my lessons in life is learning when not to be a perfectionist. Luckily I learned that lesson a long time ago when it came to crafts, as Martha Stewart I am not. So, I'm happy to watch the kids' unique interpretations of what a gingerbread house should look like, and I'm happy to mock B for his attempts as well. After all, you can only make fun of those things you truly understand.
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