What I am apparently NOT is a blogger. Because if I were, it wouldn't have been so long since my last post. This almost feels like I'm starting the blog all over again.
As part of my grand Plan for 2015, I'm focusing more on some of the things that I let get away from me last year. It only took me 27 days to get around to the "blog more" part of that. I haven't stopped writing 2014 on checks yet, so I'm still ahead of the game in my opinion.
Schools here had a snow day today, a whole 1 1/2 inches on the ground which around here could potentially keep my girls home for a week. Never let it be said that our schools aren't serious about protecting students in cold, snowy conditions. A snowflake? Keep them home, they might get cold waiting for the bus! So instead my girls stayed home and spent an hour outside making snow angels and freezing their behinds off. They'd have been warmer and safer in school, if you ask me. Plus the whole learning thing. I made them do homework this morning which earned a comment of "grown ups are annoying" from Little. My response was "yes, that's our job, so apparently I'm doing it well today."
(Note - while I don't necessarily agree with a lot of the calls made by our school board members and occasionally joke about them, I really do respect that their goal is the overall safety of thousands of students throughout the county and it's got to be a tough job...I know certainly wouldn't want that responsibility.)
I got some work done myself while they were playing. Since I sort of had to sit where I could see them, in case somebody licked the swing set and got their tongue stuck or some such nonsense, I figured I might as well stamp something. My work bench is out in the garage, but for the winter my husband built me a few goodies that allowed me to move into the family room, from where I have a full view of the yard. Win-win.
I set myself up with my adorable new stick figure family (thanks to my parents for the amazing holiday gift!) and put this little bracelet together -
Big was glad to see that I stamped her as the "teen girl" instead of the "little girl". Because she's "a pre-teen now, Mom!" (complete with obnoxious, pre-teen tone when spoken!). Little doesn't much care either way. The "little girl" has a bow so it's all good as far as she's concerned. Oh, and I can't forget a shout out to my in-laws, givers of the amazing font stamps I used for the "MOM" charm. It was definitely a "jewelry making" sort of holiday for me!
Hope all of you who got more snow than we did are safe and warm. Those who didn't get any snow (and/or whose kids got to leave the house today!) are welcome to any more of the white stuff that might want to fall here for the rest of the winter...just let me know, and I'll send it your way. Personally, I'm ready for Spring. :-)
