if there was more than 20 minutes until the new year I don't think any of them would make it. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T7m9PzhLc1/
Monday, December 31, 2012
December 31, 2012 at 10:08PM
Daddy: "Since you girls can't decide together on a movie to watch, I get to choose." [after looking through movies] Daddy: "Fine, we're going to watch Condorman! One of the most awful movies that I love. It was one of my favorite movies of all-time as a kid." Lizzie: "Is it in color?!?!" via Facebook
December 31, 2012 at 06:02PM
These are some SERIOUS icicles! Michael did chip a path to the front door (under the smaller icicles) this morning, in case anybody DID come to our house. These are building up really quickly. The shorter one was this morning (about 10am) and the longer one was this afternoon (about 4:30pm). via Facebook
Sunday, December 30, 2012
December 31, 2012 at 12:08AM
this is our modern seasonal take on a portcullis. (yes, this is looking out the front door. good thing we don't get many visitors.) via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T5FkyFhLTy/
Saturday, December 29, 2012
December 29, 2012 at 11:53PM
...(see previous pic) but whatever they think is coming, at least we know where to find bottled water! via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T2e-VlhLXv/
December 29, 2012 at 11:51PM
trying too figure out what Reams thinks is going to happen soon... (see next pic) via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T2e0vrhLXl/
December 29, 2012 at 11:48PM
I tried walking to the side if the house today -- too bad I can't find the measuring stick, we have at least a foot of snow. then I went inside and sat by the fire, the way one ought to on a day that includes snow. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T2ecBjhLXU/
December 29, 2012 at 11:45PM
My house looks like it's floating on clouds. :-) via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T2eETABLXB/
December 29, 2012 at 08:53PM
Michael and I are both sitting here in the family room, directly across from eachother, both with out laptops out. The girls are wandering and visiting and playing some air hockey, etc. Daddy and the girls are also watching some Batman cartoons. I have earphones in listening to a well modulated voice performing an audiobook. About every 4.5 seconds one of the girls has a question or comment. EVERY SINGLE TIME they come to me. EVERY SINGLE TIME Daddy could have done the exact same thing. He thinks it's pretty funny. I think I'm loosing the thread of this book! No, I dont' usually sit with the family with my ears stuffed with a book. The action cartoon + air hockey is really rough on the poor noggin. So instead of hiding alone I chose a soothing audiobook. Now every time they come to me instead of pulling an earbud out I just point to Daddy :P via Facebook
December 29, 2012 at 07:56PM
do you think the girls will believe me NOW when I tell them to not pick up an angry cat? via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T2D67OBLb3/
December 29, 2012 at 04:47PM
this wallpaper pattern + migraine = bizarre near hallucinations. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T1uRxMBLRc/
December 29, 2012 at 05:01PM
Sabrina's latest (she has been SO entertaining lately): she is supposed to be cleaning up the downstairs hall, including under the coat hooks, which tends to get piled up over time. She just told me she intends to sort the stuff she pulled out by color. I suggested it would be more efficient to sort by the room she needs to put it away in or at least by who it belongs to. I'm not entirely sure I convinced her. via Facebook
December 29, 2012 at 03:02PM
Sabrina just asked me "Mom, are doppelgangers real?" How does one prepare for children like these?! I never know what to expect. via Facebook
December 29, 2012 at 12:59AM
this is looking over the porch roof. I don't know if it's the type of snow, super cold temperatures, or visual disturbances from the migraine, but this snowscape seems particularly glittery tonight. or maybe someone in the neighborhood dumped glitter everywhere? whatever, it's Purty. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T0BuFLBLUG/
Friday, December 28, 2012
December 29, 2012 at 12:48AM
it's like diamonds have been strewn across the yard! which is a terrible idea; what a waste. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/T0AiBChLTg/
December 28, 2012 at 07:29PM
I've been huddled by the fireplace the last few days watching non-stop snow come down. As I've watched the snow engulf the neighborhood I started to wonder about crankiness about snow. It's so pretty! The kids are so happy playing in! It's been so relaxing, and the icicles forming are spectacular. This this evening I had to run a few errands: post office, library, Dollartree, Sam's Club, pharmacy, Little Ceasars (because I wasn't going to be cooking after all that!). I remember what's holding me back from an unbridled love of snow. It's only three letters long: i-c-e. Hate it. Just as the sun was headed down late this afternoon there was a break in the clouds. The sun reflecting off the mountains was dazzling. And melted *just* enough to lay down a solid layer of ice EVERYWHERE. I have a particular paranoia of ice, and after my ankle break a few years ago it got worse. Then with this fibromyalgia junk it's even worse. HATE IT. A LOT. I cannot shovel the drive, so it is pretty well buried. I was able to pull out okay this evening (deep enough that I left lined pressed in by the undercarriage) but when it came time to pull back in I almost didn't make it. Therefore: I will not be leaving home again until things are properly drably brown. Or at least the sidewalks and roads are dry. Feel free to visit if you miss me. Call ahead if you expect me to not be wearing footie pajamas, regardless of the time of day. via Facebook
December 28, 2012 at 06:37PM
ginger is such a slim and loooooong kitty! and she LOVES napping in front of the fire, even if Sabrina puts a hat on her. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/TzWHJDhLbZ/
December 28, 2012 at 06:34PM
I love icicles! these are just outside one of my bathroom windows. as of this afternoon they were probably 6 feet long! via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/TzVwURhLa8/
December 28, 2012 at 02:07PM
Poor Sabrina. She got a much-hoped-for scooter for Christmas. It's been snowing non-stop ever since! We have a LOT of snow. via Facebook
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
December 25, 2012 at 11:41AM
my foxy new jammies! love, love, love! via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/Tq4C44BLTW/
December 25, 2012 at 10:13AM
yup, we're still eating breakfast. haven't even opened stockings yet. yay for sleeping in!!! via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/Tqt82LBLUF/
Monday, December 24, 2012
December 24, 2012 at 03:01PM
Something fun for the kids? "Like" NORAD Tracks Santa. Santa is already on his trip around the world! About 10 minutes ago he crossed the Congo in Africa! We have a world map on the wall down here and I just read off all the stops Santa has taken so far while the girls found each place on the map. Burundi, Greece, Lithuania, St. Petersburg, Djibouti, etc. Now they're getting on to Google Earth to look more closely :) via Facebook
Sunday, December 23, 2012
December 23, 2012 at 03:40PM
Sad story: Michael and I are being kicked out of nursery :( We've been helping in the nursery class at church for the last 1 1/2 years we've lived here. Before we moved here we did the same thing. I've been in nursery for about 5 1/2 years running, and I'm really going to miss it. Now I will be helping with Activity Days again (8-12 year old girls twice monthly activity) and Michael will be helping the 11 year old boy scouts (at least they don't go camping!). via Facebook
December 23, 2012 at 01:23PM
Kate is a fantastic helper in nursery at church. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/Tl6LjDBLQe/
Saturday, December 22, 2012
December 22, 2012 at 11:59PM
Kate's first haircut by someone other than me. yup; first. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/TkeHtOBLYN/
December 22, 2012 at 11:51PM
hubs dropped K, S, and me off at Walmart to do some family Christmas shopping while he took L to the instacare to be checked out (suspected strep). we finished and they were nowhere close to done, so he suggested we walk across the parking lot to fantastic sams so K and I could get our hair trimmed. problem: s had left her coat in the van. K immediately offered to share her coat. they each had one sleeve and wrapped the other arm around each other. the topper? then they each grabbed one of the shopping bags, and K took my purse because they didn't want me to get sore from doing too much. via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/TkdMd_BLXq/
Friday, December 21, 2012
December 21, 2012 at 11:20PM
OH! Just remembered -- Thanks to now being past the winter solstice (yes, yesterday it was fall, today it is finally winter) it's uphill from here! Even though it's cold and dark, it's a little less dark every day. Ahhhhhh :) via Facebook
December 21, 2012 at 08:48PM
It's almost Christmas! Which means that Lizzie has almost completely lost her voice, and is in tears at the moment because she was playing around too much and it make her start coughing which REALLY hurts. Poor kiddo! We're awfully good at changing holiday plans at the last minute, though. LOTS of experience ;) Including last year's Christmas plans, 4th of July for a couple of years running, to name a few most recent ones. Michelle -- if we knew we had the same thing as your house we'd get together for a Very Sicky Christmas! Sadly, I think it's different. No use adding to the germs. We're dosing up on the throat oils and keeping our fingers crossed! via Facebook
Happy Halloween
via My Adorable Trifecta http://adorabletrifecta.blogspot.com/2012/12/happy-halloween.html
December 21, 2012 at 08:40AM
Despite being Friday, today is a Windsday. It is indeed a VERY blustery day today. The road is covered with snow despite not having any falling from the sky. It's just blown all over. Brrrrrrr!!! via Facebook
Thursday, December 20, 2012
December 20, 2012 at 09:08AM
stunning contrast in the sunshine today! via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/TduoHZhLeC/
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
December 19, 2012 at 07:37PM Thank you, and we're listening
For those of you who were concerned about Instagram stealing your soul. http://blog.instagram.com/post/38252135408/thank-you-and-were-listening
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