January 18, 2013

• Snow Today, Gone Today

  Today was a snow day. I am purposely using the past tense, even though it’s only early afternoon, because on my front lawn right now are two peppermint swirl disc sleds surrounded by lots of ugly dead grass. Earlier this morning, those sleds were surrounded by snow, other sleds and boys of all ages trying to top one another with their daredevil sled moves.

  It was a virtual winter wonderland of doofuses. Running starts, belly flops onto sleds….aimed towards purposeful head on collisions. Running onto two sleds side by side (aka “skis”), jumping with one foot on each, and ending up in an icy version of “the splits.” Sliding head first down a hill into the street….while the garbage truck was backing up. It is not comforting to me that the older the boy, the stupider the idea. My boy is the youngest, so lots to look forward to, I guess!

  Thank goodness for our daughter, whose speed is less dare devil and more building tiny snowmen with the toddler next door. She even got chocolate covered jelly beans to use as what she called “eye candy.” Ha!

  So it was a fun, laughter filled, snowy morning — and now it’s a very sunny, less snowy afternoon. The boys are outside playing football without coats and the girls are upstairs watching a movie and declaring its star to be “so cute – even in pause mode!”

  I baked some cupcakes for a swim team bake sale. They smell good. Our son baked a big batch of chocolate chip cookies – partly for the swim team and partly for our own enjoyment. “You always cook for us, Mommy, so I want to make something for you now.” <3 Of course, he ate the first one out of the oven, but the sentiment was there.

  My birthday is on Tuesday, at the end of a 4 day weekend. Sure there’s a swim meet in there somewhere….but there’s also a date night, some movies, an award ceremony for our daughter, maybe some presents or cards…..and oh yeah — cookies.

  • 3:06 pm
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