How I Spent My Winter Vacation, by the Blogsmas

Having a snow day is almost as awesome as an adult as it was as a kid, and Wednesday night found Jo and I watching the weather, checking the tv, and of course, jumping up and down when the phone rang (even better than having a snow day is knowing the night before so you can stay up late). We spent the day doing pretty much what kids do on their snow days, with hot cocoa, art projects, movies, and board games. We fit in a half dozen games of Settlers of Cattan, our new addictive board game, and JoAnna and I crafted to our hearts' content. Jo made some cards and Christmas gifts. We made a pumpkin pie and roasted the pumpkin seeds. I made some homemade napkins from fabric scraps. Doug tried to do homework, but was probably not as successful with two girls dragging craft supplies all over the house and cajoling him into playing games with them. We had warm, hearty dinner of braised short ribs, spaghetti squash with parmesan, and braised carrots, then went back to playing games and watching movies. All in all, a very successful day. And last night, I got a call that school would be canceled AGAIN today, so I have time to chronicle these adventures (and clean up the mess from yesterday). Because we don't have this kind of weather all the time where we live (especially not in October), it is nice to settle in and watch the snow fly, knowing that in a week we will be back to sunshine and fall weather.