SNOW DAY!

Well, it should actually be called an "Ice Day." We had an inch of ice on Monday night so school was cancelled on Tuesday.

I was called at 5:30 a.m. to be informed of the day off from work. Luckily I was able to go back to sleep until the girls woke me around 7:30. On Monday afternoon I had anticipated a snow day for Tuesday so I gathered up all my Christmas recipes and went to the store with a long list, after the girls' dance lessons. I made 10 different recipes between Monday night and Tuesday. (2 on Mon. night and 8 on Tues.) I had 2 recipes going at once. I froze them all for the holiday season.

I was exhausted from doing that, and helping the girls in and out of their snowsuits etc. during the baking, and stopping to get them lunch and doing this and that also...that after my last recipe was done (toffee) I laid down to rest for while. Haley climbed up with me and fell asleep. After about an hour I got her up and declared to all the girls, "It's time to put on your Christmas dresses, I am taking you out in the snow by that beautiful ice covered tree and taking your Christmas picture." Amidst lots of grumbling and complaining to have to get out of their pj's on a snow day, (and comb their hair, and have their hair curled etc.) we traipsed outside. It was beautiful! There is a bush with berries on it that was covered in ice. BEAUTIFUL! I snapped several pictures of them, (no they didn't have coats on!- so I told them to try and not LOOK cold!) I down-loaded them, made a collage of them with a background of the berries, sent them via email to Wal-mart, had them made into cards and wa-la, there's my Christmas cards, ready to be picked up today! I also chose the best one to be made into 8x10's, 4x6's, 5x7's and wallets to pass out. I am quite pleased with myself! :) I can't include any pictures in my blog today or that would give away my Christmas cards!

After that was done I made a pot of chili for supper, and finished up the many dishes etc., did laundry, got the girls ready for bed, got a bunch of stuff ready to take to Goodwill, then went to bed!

It was a very productive day, but tiring. I did not get any presents wrapped or any school work done, 2 things I also needed to do.

I was hoping for a delay today of school but no, the roads were clear and so we were off and running, out the door, at 7:15.

Tonight we are taking supper to Troy, Angela, and Baby William. (previous entry) I have a turkey breast in the crockpot. Jenna has guitar lessons, cheerleading and basketball practice today after school, and they all overlap. Soooo I haven't quite figured out how to handle all that. I will probably end up cancelling her guitar lessons since that isn't a team effort and others aren't counting on her to be at practice. Still don't know how she will be at 2 places at once though.

Update on the house, we have the basement walls poured now, but the ice storm has slowed us down. We are hoping they can pour the basement floor, and do the plumbing yet this week, but we'll see. There isn't supposed to be anymore precip.

Hope you all have a great rest of the week.