Project Life ~ Week 2

I can't believe we're already finishing up the second week of 2011 - I'm having a great time doing this project again this year. I'm still in catch up mode for 2010 so I'm happy that I'm staying on top of for 2011.

Jacob and Lucas both got bb guns for Christmas. Jacob has been wanting a bb gun for as long as I can remember so he and his Daddy went outside in the backyard this afternoon to try it out for the first time.

My new piece of kitchen artwork that my dad made me for Christmas. Can you say LOVE IT?!!!!

First day of our "snow in" - no makeup on in this picture but I absolutely love how all the boys are looking at the camera and are happy!!!!!!

I am loving the lineup of everyones boots!

After the freezing rain and sleet on top of snow we had a layer of ice - made it very easy to sled or snowboard as Lucas and Caleb tried to do.

When you've been stuck in the house for 5 days the kids start getting creative with things to do. Their own unique buildings.

My grandmother is visiting from OK and we have been so blessed to be able and spend a little time with her over the weekend. This is one of my favorites!

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I HEART Faces - Winter Wonderland

I HEART Faces is a website that holds themed weekly contests for professional and amateur photographers. It's been forever since I've participated but when I saw that this weeks theme was Winter Wonderland I had to join in.

This is Caleb during our snow storm last week - after we got 6 inches of powdery snow we ended up with sleet and freezing rain which left about 1/4 inch of ice on top of all that snow. Caleb enjoyed just standing around and eating the ice!

I'm Gonna Miss This

It's been a long 10 days - there were moments I thought I'd never make it through another day during our unexpected ice vacation however there were so many wonderful things about it at the same time. You see tomorrow morning at 6:45 am everything starts back - the kids have to get up and head back to school and the last 10 days will be over.

There will be no more not worrying about bedtimes, not worrying about whether lunches are made, not worrying about if laundry is done or homework is completed. No more sleeping late or having not a care in the world about a schedule - it will all come to a hault at bedtime tonight.

On one hand I'm ready to get back on a schedule - our house has taken a hit over these last 10 days. I haven't done much of anything in the cleaning area other than wiping the kitchen down, cleaning the toilet, doing laundry and cooking dinner. I haven't even taken down our Christmas decorations yet - it's pitiful I know! Things need to be cleaned and scrubbed and organized - it's going to be a long process. I have the big consignment sale coming up that I haven't even started on so it's time to kick my butt into gear. On the other hand I'll miss these days of no schedules and nowhere to go. It'll be back to the grind with homework and car lines and studying for endless tests and projects - that I don't miss!

Is it summer yet?

5 Question Friday

I don't know as though I've ever been happier to see Friday come. With the snow, David having to work through all of it, the stress that came along with him on the roads and the kids home for the last 7 days straight with very little adult interaction for me I'm ready for a rest!

1. What movie could you watch over and over again and not get tired of?



Hands down Grease!!!!!! My all time favorite movie EVER - I'm not sure it'll ever get any better. I have the soundtrack the movie and then of course Grease 2. I expected great things from the sequel but was hugely disappointed - I've only watched it a couple of times because I couldn't suffer through it any more than tha
2. What's your biggest pet peeve right now?


This one is hard. I have many little things that drive me crazy - unmade beds is a huge one. I have to make up the beds on a daily basis - it makes me feel horrible and just puts me in an all around bad mood when they aren't made. I can't stand the fact that everytime I walk into the bathroom the toilet seat is up. I have 4 boys in my house so it's an endless issue we deal with - most of the time I walk in now I slam it down so it is clearly known and HEARD that I am not a happy camper!
3. If you had to describe your best friend in five words or less, what would you say?


Understanding
Faithful
Committed
Funny
Fabulous
4. If you did not have to worry about money or go to school what would you do for a living?


I'd go to med school. I however don't have an endless supply of money or 10 years on my hands so I'll do without. Once my kids get older and they are all in school I think I'll go back to school for nursing. I've gone back and forth thinking about law school but my mind always goes back to nursing.
5. What is your one "splurge" item, that you will always buy, no matter the cost?


Oooh this is horrible for me because I don't ever ever ever spend money on myself. One thing for the house that I don't scrimp on is toilet paper. I always buy Charmin regardless - I just can't deal with anything else! However the new Charmin they are making is way too soft - you know so soft that there is toilet paper left behind. Yes I see up close because I'm still wiping butts around my house :) Don't hate!

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Multiple Snow and Ice Days

The snow that came on Sunday night and during the day on Monday doesn't want to leave. The temps haven't wanted to get much above freezing for the majority of the week this week which has turned our schedules upside down. The kids have been out of school ALL week this week - this added onto what was to be a 4 day weekend coming up and well - you can imagine!

We've done a whole lot of NOTHING this week - the kids have been in their pjs more than they've been in regular clothes and I've accomplished nothing. We've done a lot of playing, watching tv way more than we should, eating entirely too much food and basically very little else.  Keeping up with laundry and cooking dinner has been about all I've done other than deal with 4 stir crazy kids on a daily basis. To say that I'm ready for school to go back would be an understatement at this point. If we make it through another five days it will be a minor miracle!

What's on David's feet? Well he had already been to work this morning and had been out in the snow for 4 + hrs - by the time he got home his boots were soaking wet so he put plastic bags with duct tape on his feet. This was during his hour long break before he had to head out again for more calls. Funny guy!

On the other hand the kids played in the snow Monday and then we didn't go back out again until yesterday. Yesterday was complicated though - after all the snow fell on Monday it was followed by sleet and freezing rain. I'll post about that in a separate post otherwise this might be the longest post in history!

 No makeup at all but I adore this picture of Allie and I!!!!!

 David insisted I let him pull me down the hill on the sled! I was covered in snow when I got done - usually I use my camera as my excuse to not get wet :(

Next week I believe will be endless cleaning and getting back on track because ZERO of that is getting done right now.

Wordless Wednesday

Picture Perfect

This is what happens when it snows 6 inches in the South. As of right now we are on our second straight day with no school. They won't have it tomorrow either - the school district hasn't called it yet but it's just a matter of time. After that we are looking at Thursday - kids are already out on Friday and then Monday so they're looking at almost another entire week out of school unplanned. My house is a disaster - I'm exhausted and David has been working his butt off during this storm. I worry about him constantly when he isn't home - I don't worry so much about him out in this mess as much as I worry about all the other stupid people that don't have to be and about but are anyways.

This is the view from my driveway this morning. My road is a solid sheet of ice as are almost all secondary roads around town today. The interstates, they say are driveable but all secondary roads are still a mess. The neighborhood roads well - it's still 30 degrees at almost 1 o clock and we are not expected to have any sunshine today so I have a feeling we'll be looking at this sheet of ice for a while. Almost everything is shut down in town - Since we're in SC and they aren't equipped to deal with this I think we'll be snowed in for a while - I definitely am not one of those to get out and test it - I'll wreck and I know it so I'll keep my butt in my house and continue to go crazy with four kiddos.