SNOW

That pretty much sums up our January so far. Kira was out of school for Christmas break Dec. 21- Jan. 5. She returned to school Jan. 6 and 7, then was out the whole next week due to snow (and ice). She was out Jan. 17 for MLK day and went back to school last Tuesday. Snow returned Thursday, requiring school to be let out an hour early and, of course, school was canceled Friday. 5 days of school so far in January. We live in the northern part of the county, and on a ridge, so we always get more snow and ice than everyone else. We are the reason so many people can't believe why school is out another day- we will have a couple inches of snow in our yard, or an icy road, but when we go to the store just a few miles away, they have almost no snow.
So, what have we been doing with all of our free time, you ask? We did the play in the snow and have hot cocoa thing, but the kids started remembering just how cold they got and that they weren't big fans of being that cold, so we didn't do tons of playing in the snow. We made trips to Target and Walmart just to get out of the house. I've become accustomed to only having the boys with me while running errands- adding just one more kid really made a difference. The kids made forts, watched movies, played with Legos, and played video games. I tried to keep the house chaos to a minimum. So, needless to say, I'm very happy to have my girl back in school, to be back on our normal (yet always a little chaotic) schedule and to look out of my window and see most of the snow gone. I see the forecast is calling for more snow this week...