I love those J-I-N-G-L-E bells!

Monday's dusting started as a 2-hour delay and ended up with an entire day of freedom! We played a bit at Bass Pro Shops, and Harry got to visit his beloved fountains. We tried to turn it into a little bit of reversible change education, but mostly just laughed a lot!

Laughing all the way, ha ha ha! Can you see why that second tooth coming out on time would be more than adorable??

Frank Sinatra's Jingle Bells

rolling down the side of a snow-covered hill

I think it all started when I downloaded these new 'vehicles' for the Garmin, so you can see I cancelled them....hopefully, the big storms are over. The kids go back to school tomorrow
This is one of Harry's favorite songs - it may not translate, but if you know the song, that's just the feeling...my love for you just grows and grows.

Their buddy Asher hosted us for a great playdate. It was so fun that even getting towed out of their drive couldn't spoil the day. Thanx, Mr. B and Harvey and friends!

This is what our drive looks like after two weeks of snow and not much melting. The van didn't make it, but they are heading back to school tomorrow...just in time for about 3 parties ;-)

James Taylor's It's Growing

Blinded By The Light

What a difference the flash makes, eh? Taken within seconds of each other, and undoctored

I was just playing around with the colors and thought these came out pretty cool

Just as it was, the slow thaw

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

A big ol' pile of LIFTwork

George Strait and Kenny Chesney

Love Is In The Air

Remember the days when snowdays were all about sleeping in, eating bad food, riding sleds and tromping around with your friends? Well, fast-forward to the multi-tasking today...the boys have been doing a lot of back-to-school prep (computer games, reading, and writing Valentines)

Harry has turned into the kissing bandit of late (he told us some floozy in room 119 kissed him a week or so ago!) and has been flexing his inner Cassanova....with a touch of silly ;-)

Apologies in advance - Jack was just not in the mood to do more than write his and recipents' names...while Harry wrote at least 5 "Valentine's Books" today....we'll see how long his stamina lasts

And just when I start to see them as big boys, I catch a glimpse of how teeny they still are :wub:

Tom Jones

Here Comes The Sun, little SNOWSTORM

This is my favorite moment of any snowstorm....

how different things looked yesterday!
Our little snowmobile

a couple of the boys' favorite rides - this is what happens when you don't put away your toys - who knows when they will ever thaw out....you can't see the iceberg in the one under the deckThere have actually been some sweet (quiet) moments, like what I think is the first time they grabbed a game to play together, all on their own

And if you're superstitious...maybe I should take this snowflake out of the window? I took it off a gift they gave to a teacher because I couldn't figure out how to wrap it and thought it fit in the window....now that I think of it, it was the week of the first snowstorm....hmmmm

Jack is a little concerned about the trees - 'it's beautiful, but it might hurt the trees'

So far, we've been lucky at both houses

Enjoy, stay warm and safe!

The Beatles

I am woman, hear me roar (randomly)

Keely does this cool random thing - go on over and check it out!

I *think* it's still Tuesday, and I've been feeling pretty random lately, so here goes:

Global warming? Pshaw! We have snow on the ground, snow on the dirt road to our old house, and our old deck is still covered...they say the end is near, we'll see. I'm still holding onto my Snow Dance shoes for Monday ;-)

I wonder how many secrets are told right out in the open....I was walking thru the gym the other day and learned that this guy's wife doesn't like morning sex.

Random pix

The post song is because this is how our afternoon was spent...playing, decorating and looking forward to Heart Day. The boys finally decorated their valentine mailboxes....I say finally because I bought the stuff either last year or maybe the year before. Great to stretch it out, eh?

Anyway, Jack made hearts of our family....guess who's 'holding us all up' and 'super strong'? Getting back to the gym is a good thing ;-)

This is how long D&I have been married. My friend Carol bought us the first White House ornament the year we got married. I think I'm going to give them their own tree next year because they're beautiful and get lost amid all the old construction paper, yarn and glue. Thanx for over a decade, D!
This is how much Jack loves the SofL - he's had this love for many years, and I really want to get him to NYC asap so he can see the real deal

Harry played mailbox Santa, delivering goodies to our neighbors .... I loved the shadows and how careful he's being

Jack hamming it up before his sleep over last week

See this....

...become this...and all sorts of other designs. Jack was most proud of this one because it wasn't one of the pictures....he's all about the creativity these days.

Harry cheesing it up after writing Jack a sweet note a couple weeks ago

Practicing his Grinchy pout before the big man came to visit

eyebrows and eyelashes galore

...times two

I found these pretty shots of the snow and candles in the window

Happy Tuesday!

Goodbye, Mr. Snowman!

Believe it or not, lots of our yard is still covered in snow...but the snowman finally bit the dust

Elton John's Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

That for now the world is right

The snow has really given us a little gift of quieter time and taken some of the frantic out of my usual preparations. I've only been a *little* stir-crazy, maybe because they've been having so much fun and it's been nice to just relax in our new home. Here are some moments from the last few days, and the last snow pix from Snow-a-paloozo '09

They've been rediscovering old toys - Jack playing with a pirate magic show Aunt Jackie got them a few years ago...thank you!
Harry all bundled up for snowman construction - I couldn't get that scene from A Christmas Story where the kid is rolling around and can't get up. My Gramma used to say 'full as a tick' and that's how he looked ;-)

Jack ready to make his print on the new-fallen snow

Handsome Harry

I love that I caught their reflection in the van window

my favorite Snowmen :wub:

I couldn't capture it, but that moment when the some comes out and shines on the new snow makes all the mess and hassles worthwhile

two pretty trees

there were mounds of snow - Jack asked yesterday if it would be gone by summer...it has to be, right?!?

They look like some sort of agents to me (maybe I should stop reading this FBI/CIA book), and ohSOgrownup

The B/W lost some of the magic, but I still liked it - Harry spent about 1/2 his time falling-on-purpose....and posingand trudging

Meet Mr. Snowman

They reminded me of those little paper chain people

Jack's running out to check the final additions

Remember, you better not pout - only one more day 'til the big man comes. Jack was looking at the clock last nite and decided Santa will be packing up tomorrow nite at 6!

Brad Paisley's 364 Days To Go