Perfect Little Snow Angels

We got our wish and today was an official snow day. No school! Chiggie was elated. She slept until 9, ate pancakes for breakfast and basically took it easy all morning. We played in the snow briefly. It is freezing cold outside and the babies just can't handle it. The forecast shows snow Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. My mom and I are running a bake sale booth at this weekends' Christmas parade so I hope it isn't too wet and miserable.

In other news, I had an appointment with the Nurse today and my pregnancy was confirmed. I was given a due date of 7-26-07 which also happens to be Tea's birthday. We'll see what happens though. I have an appointment with the Doc on January 8th and at that time I should get an ultrasound and have a real date. Still very surreal!

Snow Day

This is what we woke up to this morning. We have about 6" and it's still going strong. It is only 19 degrees outside and the roads are slick. At 7 am Chiggie and I sat listening by the radio chanting, "no school, no school." The announcer didn't agree though, and stated that schools would be in session and on time. Bummer. She was at least excited to get to wear her new snow boots. We got there, unfortunately not on time. We could only go about 10 mph and there were several fender benders along the way.

This afternoon I hope to take the older girls out to play in the snow and maybe build a fort. It's supposed to snow until midnight. Who knows maybe tomorrow we will get our snow day.

Way Back When

Pictures like this reaffirm that things cannot make you happy. This is a picture of Chiggie's first Christmas. It is amazing because I felt absolutely on top of the world. After what seemed like the longest wait of my life I finally had a little baby to share the Holidays with. We have a lot more stuff now. There will be more presents under our tree, our stockings won't be pinned to the wall with tacks, but the only thing that really matters is that we have a lot more love.

Thief in the Night

Tonight when the King got home from work, he turned on all of the lights and inflated the snow globe. He had brought home a seven foot pre-lit artificial tree as a surprise for the parlor and we set it up, which took about 15 minutes. Then we got ready to take the princesses outside to admire the outdoor decorations again. The King went out first and he came storming back in. All I heard him say was that someone had stolen the snow globe and unplugged our lights! I rushed outside and sure enough the globe was gone and the lights were out. It was pitch black and hard to see anything. I ran over to the neighbors house and asked if they had seen anything and they hadn't. The King took off to find the culprits.

As he was pulling out the light shining from the headlights illuminated the side yard and there she lay, the snowglobe. The wind had unplugged the lights and blown the globe towards the back of our yard. I tried to flag him down but he was gone. With all the raucous the neighbors had come out onto their porch they were shaking their heads in disbelief. I mean who would steal a snow globe out of someones yard? I was too embarrassed to tell them no one and it was all just a big mistake. Plus I was a little worried that the King might possibly get arrested for assaulting an innocent teenager he suspected may have been involved.

He returned shortly and he too was humiliated when he realized it had never been gone at all. We waited until everyone had gone inside and then drug it around back. Tomorrow we will set it back up. If anyone has any ideas as to what we can tell the neighbors to save face I would love to hear em'.

29 Days and Counting

Well the stockings are now hung by the chimney with care. I just have to find one for Midge. I looked for one that said 'baby's first Christmas', but I couldn't find one that I really liked. I think I am just going to look for one that matches the rest. I guess I should just pick up two! Next weekend we will be getting our tree. We have to wait because we always get a live one and we don't want it to be dead the week before Christmas. It's tradition for us to buy and decorate our tree on the first Saturday in December and then spend that evening at the Christmas parade. Now if we could just get some snow........

OOOHHHHH......AAAHHHHH!

This is our this years pride and joy. It was a beautiful day to be outside hanging lights and our outdoor decorations are complete. We are in the process of finishing the inside so I must be going. I will be back tonight, with some indoor pics!

The Tell Tale T.V.

About 3 years ago we bought a new flat screen t.v. We spent some time thinking about what we wanted, measured our entertainment center and headed out to make a purchase. After showing the sales associate which one we wanted, we paid in the electronics department and were told to wait out front and the t.v. would be brought out to our car. We waited and waited and finally out it came. They loaded it up and off we went. It wasn't until we got home that we realized it was the wrong t.v.! A better, more expensive t.v. A bigger screen, higher quality t.v.! We cackled greedily at our good fortune. We made some adjustments to the entertainment center and hooked that baby up.

Fast forward 3 years. The t.v. is acting bizarre. The screen is fine, the picture is fabulous. But sometimes it just won't turn on. Other times it turns on all on its own. And sometimes it even turns off all on its own. It's eerie to say the least. Maybe we should've taken it back. It's that sound, click click, click click, click click. Its like it knows. Creepy.