Right Now

Can you hear me?The "feels like temp" is zero now.

We've had a little heat wave!

Two hours ago it was -7, but the sun was shining.

My son wanted to go for a walk to turn in his volunteer application...

Great idea.

Not today.

My daughter wanted to get the neighborhood kids together and play in her fort.

Great idea.

Not today.

We are going out of our minds.

We've cleaned our rooms.

We've practiced our instruments.

We had a 30 minute mandatory silent reading time.

We've made more cinnamon rolls....

which means I need to head to the gym when Mark gets home...

We've reorganized the laundry room.

We've played the Wii.

We've played games.

We've played teacher.

We've modge podged.

We've painted.

We've cleaned the art studio closet.

We've cleaned the floors.

Tomorrow is Friday.

My children are praying for another snow day.

I'm not.

We have family coming for dinner.

32 of them.

Please,

oh please,

can my sweet children head back to school tomorrow?

I need a little space.

I need a little time to bake and cook.

I need a little time at the gym.

Please?!

-julie

Snow

Is here to stay in IL....

Arrived just in time for our trip to cut down a tree....

Carl had fun throwing snowballs at his sisters.

Mark and Linnea cut down the tree....see them working hard in the background?

They make a perfect team.

The rest of us played.

They hunted and were successful.

Sofi helped too...

Why did we give him the saw?

Highly recommend Larson's farm out in Sandwich.

We will be heading back there next year!

-julie