Gone.
I could use a Snow Day
January 28, 2009
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I live in Florida. We don't get snow here. I used to live other places… like Chicago and Louisville, KY where there was often lots of snow. I remember distinctly that the threat of snow always brought a little giddiness out in our house. It was that unexpected break from your routine. We'd wake up early in the morning and watch the news to see if our school would be closed. Now this happened much more frequently in Louisville than in Chicago. Snow doesn't quite slow them down in Chicago.
In Louisville we lived at the top of a big hill… and at the foot of that hill was creek… and on the otherside of that creek… another big steep hill. You know what that meant… SLEDDING CENTRAL. All of our friends would meet at our house and we would sled until we couldn't sled anymore… or until someone broke their arm (which happened too).
We'd come inside for an afternoon snack and Mom would have hot chocolate on the stove, we'd pile on the marshmallows and then dip our warm buttered toast in the hot cocoa.
I miss snow days.
[First picture is from Bonnie, she had a snow day yesterday. Second picture is from the farm, where my mom is snowed in. Third picture is Annmarie's dream house, from their big snow over Christmas.]
windows and weekend
January 26, 2009
Well… we have a winner… Jenn was the first commenter to correctly guess what our garage windows are… HUBCAPS! Well, to be really exact they are Stainless Steel Trim Rings… aka "beauty rings". We pondered and pondered and pondered some more on how to make our own round windows. And we sifted through every idea each and every commenter came up with… but in the end we knew these would weather the best and the back side of them had a groove/clamp system that made them easier to install, we simply put plexiglass behind each window. Jenn, if you will email [urbangraceinteriors(at)gmail(dot)com] me your address I'll mail your Starbucks card this week!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend? My twin sister and her youngest came to visit us this weekend and boy did we have fun! Well, we actually didn't do much of anything… aside from relax. Which was just what the doctor ordered! We managed to scratch everything off Darby's list:
Here are my top 10 favorite things about being with Erika:
- laughing hysterically
- catching up on life
- raiding her AWESOME candy supply
- getting her advice on design
- getting her hand-me-downs {2 boxes waiting for me in my bedroom!}
- laying on her sofa, drinking hot tea while doing nothing
- walking in her neighborhood on the bay
- using her face products {face wash, lotions, make-up, etc} her stuff is more fun than mine and hasn't been used by the Raiger
- being able to talk to Mom and Daddyboy at the same time in the same room
- drinking coffee together early in the morning
Our friend Marla came over Saturday afternoon for a photo session, and you won't believe your eyes… or maybe you will, considering my last post. She's so talented.
The little man did do a tee-tee on my bed… but I managed to strip the bed and wash everything before I even had the chance to hold it against him. And if you could see those fat rolls you'd know, the boy can get away with anything! More pictures on Marla's blog here.
Darby, thanks so much for visiting, I know what a sacrifice it is to leave the other youngsters behind, and that traveling with 7 month old by yourself isn't a walk in the park. We loved having you!! Come back and see us again soon!!
