I heard her happy little footsteps jump into our room this morning and before I even opened my eyes I could see the look on her face.  Pure joy.  A smile hit my face before I opened my eyes, because I just knew.  One of the rare days where she is genuinely happy first thing in the morning, no issues, no complaints, no whines, just happy.  I sat there and soaked it in for a second and then opened my eyes to see pure elation on my sweet girls face.  “It snoooooooowed Momma!  Come see, come look at the trees and ground and Momma, it really really snoooooowed!”  Joy.

Our day was filled […]

Arctic blast anyone?  I don’t mind the cold but when it feels 4 degrees outside, my van doors freeze shut and I can’t even get warm inside, I get a little cranky.  So cranky I may have driven myself to drive-thru Starbucks even though I gave it up successfully for well over a month.  The rolling blackouts make my kids wired too.  The worst part though?  My children have been talking to each other, themselves and me about how they absolutely cannot wait for February to get here for the last 12 months because it is going to snow.  You know, because last February it snowed.  It set the precident and now every February it will snow.  I’ve spent […]