SNOW DAY

Chris woke me at 4:30 a.m. calling to tell me that Lincoln County Schools are closed today. I got up to get Ethan a bottle and saw a dusting of snow on the ground. I think there may have been more ice that they were afraid of. Anyway, I let the kids sleep in. Noah came running into my room at 7:40 say" MOM, WHY DIDN'T YOU GET ME UP. IT'S FIELD TRIP DAY". I had to tell him that school was cancled and he wouldn't be going to see the Play "charlottes Web". He was just as happy to take the snow day and stay home. Chris called about 8:30 saying they also had closed Motlow Comm. College and that he was on his way home. So after he got home we started on our Laundry room project. It has a rotten floor and we are replacing it. We took out everthing and put in in the dining room. The YM are coming over tonight to help with demolition. In between all this I've tried to find time to read. I'm reading a really good book. I also went and got some linolium to lay down after the floor is fixed. I have a piano lesson in a little while and then will have to move my whole scrapping corner. It backs up to the laundry room and they want to make sure the flooring under that area is not rotten too. So we have a lot going on here. I will show some before and after pictures when we get done. I'm sure it will turn out nice.

Over the Flu

Well, I think we are FINALLY over the flu!!! All of us excpet Chris got it. Eve still had a fever this morning but hopefully that is the last of it. I got some Musinex to knock out the terrible ing cough I have. I took it about 4 O'clock and so far so good. It sure was a bug. We all had it at the pretty much the same time too. That doesn't usually happen. Usually it goes in WAVES. Chris even stayed home from work Tuesday night to take care of us, that's how bad I was. I needed to be able to rest so I could take care of everybody the rest of the week. It worked. I think we will still stay home from church Sunday just for good measure.

Home Made Cream Puffs!!!

Well it is Sunday and all the kids are sick, so hmmmmm, lets make some Cream Puffs. Cream puffs are one of Chris' FAVORITE treats. We had picked some up from the store last week and they didn't last long. I told him I wished I could make them. He pulled out one of our old cook books and low and behold, page 242 is the recipe to make cream puffs. So today I ventured into the kitchen on this new quest. IT was sooooo easy. I was surprised at how much they grew while cooking. I will have to make sure I make smaller mounds on the pan next time. I had gotten some whipped topping that comes in the can to put on the inside. That can only did about 3 of these HUGE things so I had some whipping cream left over from the homemade ice cream I made for Noah's Valentine party so I made some home made whip cream to put on the inside of the others. They are really good. I will have to tweak them just a little. But I think I'm definately on to something good here.

Brrrr it's cold out there

I knew it was going to be cold with some ice this morning, but we spent 15 minutes trying to get the van doors open. Mostly the sliding door. Whew! Finally did and got Noah to school right in the nick of time. It was just barely spitting tiny flakes of snow when we left. By the time we got home it was snowing enough for Eve to notice, so of coarse they want to go out and play in it. They both bundled up and out they went. They want to touch it and of coarse it is cold so when you have no mittens you use socks. Something we did when I was a kid. They also really liked the boots they had on. I picked them both up yesterday clearanced out at Wal-mart. They were to cute to pass up. They are back in now watching "Word World" so I guess they've had their fill of Snow.

February Family Fun

Yesterday (2-5-08)was so unseasonably warm, there could only be bad weather on the way. But before the thunderstorms arrived we took advantage of the warm temps. After Noah got back from school we all went outside to play. Ethan had his first swing ride and thought it was great. Noah, Eve, and Dad all played some soccer. Of coarse Eve was not quite as competetive and couldn't keep up. Hence the picture of her crying. They finally let her dribble down and score. Amelia was content to let them run around while we sat and jumped on the trampoline. It was fun family time.
Late that night I kept a close watch on the weather. Thankfully all we had were some gusty winds and rain.

Super Hero's

Eve and Amelia are a Super Duo Team. They like nothing better than to tie on some "capes" and run up and down the hall with them flying in the breeze.