2008_12_16 Tuesday

IT'S SNOWING!!

It's our first real snowfall! Funny, since Jonathan and I were outside earlier today and it sure didn't feel cold enough. Wow. it's so pretty; the flakes are really big and coming down at a decent clip. I'll have to get a shot of it b/c I doubt it will stick. It only lasted for about 30 mins and then melted very quickly. I stand corrected; we have a decent dusting of snow accumulation! not sure when that actually happened (it did stop for awhile), but there's definitely white stuff out there, and it's still falling!

Our morning playgroup was canceled due to the weather, plus the equipment would have been wet and the ground soggy. Instead, w ran a bunch of errands: to the post office, to the bank, and bought a gift for Izzie's birthday party this weekend. Tino isn't coming today (and he wasn't here yesterday) b/c he's sick. I feel badly for him, but I really don't want to be under construction when everyone arrives for Christmas. That will really burn me up. The cleaning ladies came today -- I've had it with all the dust -- and the house smells so clean. I love it. They were a hoot flirting with Jonathan. Too bad they only speak Portuguese; would love to know what they say! ;o)

Dave's due home late b/c of a work meeting. Jonathan failed his second attempt at a nap because of a stinky diaper. When I came in and asked him if he was stinky, he plugged his nose! I nearly fell over (laughing, not from the smell! well...). So, I changed him -- he plugged my nose -- and then he went down...finally. It's dinner time for him right now, though, and he's still zzz-ing away. Guess it's ok since he'll get to see Dave now. He had fish sticks, veggie mix, blueberries, and grapes for dinner. He kept asking for and pointing at more "gips" -- too funny. And, for Advent he got 4 holiday stickers and a small candy cane (probably very unsafe). He drooled the sticky, icky drool and got it all over his fingers (see picture); then, he refused to give it up and tried to hide from me against the wall. Sneaky little guy. Dave got home right in time for bath duty.

I slow cooked a chicken (not one of Oma's!) so we'll be having leftovers tonight! yummy.