Monthly Archives: December 2008

Dec 17

What a Bummer…

Last night before bedtime I asked Thade if he remembered what tomorrow was. He looked up and said “my Christmas party!” He was so excited, and he even fell asleep quickly, so he could wake up extra early to get ready for the day.

This morning both kids were up at 6:45 a.m., and Thade was already talking non-stop about his party, and how he couldn’t wait to go to school, and the 22 presents that he was going to get… Then I heard the phone ring. I knew it was James calling to make sure we were all up and ready, but then he said something else.

James: I don’t know if I heard this right on the radio, but it sounds like Thade’s school got cancelled.

Me: What, oh no, oh crap, Thade is going to be bummed.

James found the radio station number for me, and I gave them a call…

Me: Um, we missed the school cancellations on the radio this morning, I was calling to see if there were any?

Nice Radio Lady: Nope, unless your child goes to Preschool, that is the only one cancelled.

Me: Thanks for the help.

Nice Radio Lady: No problem, sorry that your school is out for the day.

Great, now to tell Thade, and trust me he was none too happy when I had to share the bad news. He is so sad now, he just stared out the window and said “it doesn’t look that bad.” I feel like the worst Mommy, but I had honestly believed that the party would be on for Wednesday.

Today is probably going to be a long day, but I am going to do my best to cheer Thade up, even if I don’t have 22 presents, and a room full of Christmas treats.

Dec 16

Its Snow Fun

We got a little bit of snow, and there might be more on the way. Either way it looks like we are going to be indoors most of the day. Dad did take the kiddos out a little bit this morning to play in the snow. Thade had a fun time throwing snow balls at the front door, but Dylan wasn’t the biggest fan of the cold snow.

I thought Thade might have fun making homemade snowflakes since we are stuck indoors. Our snowflakes are made out of Coffee Filters, and Thade did a pretty good job. After they were all finished, he gathered up the homemade snow and ran into the living room, tossing the snowflakes as high as he could. They are a little bit easier to clean up than real snow.

I hope to get in the kitchen today and bake some Bread, and maybe some cookies too. We seem to be out of snacks again… We are still waiting on the hot water to make a return too, we have hot water back in about 1/2 of the house.

I hope that you are staying warm today, and enjoying the pretty snow too.

Dec 16

The Nicostuff Give Away Winners

Thank you to all who entered. I enjoyed reading all of your comments, suggestions, and wonderful Christmas stories too. This give away was so much fun, and thanks again for your participation. I had so much fun with the give away, I hope to make this a monthly tradition! Our randomly drawn winners are…

For the Red and White Toile Nico Tote

Our winner is HEATHER!!!

For the Mini Christmas Nico Tote

Our winner is MIMI!!!

I’ll e-mail the winners and get the totes to you soon. Thanks again to everyone for your participation and comments too. Merry Christmas!

Dec 15

Here Comes the Ice

Last night we were watching the weather closely, and hoping that it wouldn’t get too bad. Thade really wanted to go to our Church’s Christmas Program, and while we were getting ready to go the bad weather was way west of us. I bundled up the kiddos and we went to the program, James was going to call if the weather was starting to get worse.

The Christmas Program was a lot of fun, and both boys enjoyed all of the music. Thade was really excited, at the end of the program the Youth Pastor had all of the kiddos in the audience Preschool to High School age raise their hands so they could receive a treat bag full of candy. Thade was jumping up and down and shouting “I’m a preschooler, I love candy!” Then my phone rang…

James said that the weather was getting bad, and turning worse quickly. The winds were picking up again, and icy conditions were already on the way. I got all of the coats and hats on the kiddos and we were making our way outdoors, and then we heard something that we usually don’t hear in December, thunder… There were loud claps of thunder and bright flashes of lightning, the winds were blowing fast, all while tiny hail-like sleet fell. I carried Dylan and held on to Thade’s hand and we ventured outdoors in the bad weather. Dylan screamed as the tiny, stinging hail hit us, and Thade ran as quickly as he could.

We made it to the car, and we were all freezing. Earlier in the day the weather was warm and sunny, we even went outdoors and played. By nightfall it was a whole other story, the strong winds had blown in a cold front, which collided with the warm front, and it brought along freezing temps, and thunder sleet. We slowly made our way home on the icy streets, as the thunder and lightning continued. Both of the kiddos were really nervous, it is so rare that we get thunder and lightning in December.

I was hoping that the schools would be canceled today, but it just wasn’t icy enough out there. It is still awfully cold though, and I’ve got a frozen Hot water pipe in the kitchen today. Luckily, James is off work today. Thankfully he drove Thade to school today, and drove me to my errands, I’m a terrible snow driver. We are supposed to get another round of ice storms on Thursday, and I just hope that it doesn’t get too bad.

How is your weather today? Are you iced in too?

Dec 14

A Nico Give Away part 2

As promised there is a second part to the Nicostuff give away.

Up for grabs today is a Tiny Nico Tote to fill and give as a Christmas gift or to keep for yourself…

The Tiny Nico Tote is fully lined with cute Snowman fabric, and features a tri-color Holiday exterior. The tiny tote is perfect for little gifts or to carry all your mini items to a Christmas party.

Here is how to win:

  • Leave me a comment, and share a story about a favorite Christmas gift that you have given or one that you have received.
  • Nicostuff will randomly draw a winner on Monday Night, and I will post the winner’s name on my blog on Tuesday.

Thanks for entering the Nicostuff give away, and good luck to all.