Top Secret Pixie Dust! A Surprise 13th Birthday PTR! NEW! TRIP REPORT LINK PAGE 220!

[manntra]

I am still cracking up at the picture of Bella and the "snow." I know you don't have the resources...salt, plows, etc but I am glad you got to experience a bit of it today....well happy for Chelsea and Connor and Bella!!
We have only gotten ohhhh about 8 inches so far today/tonight. We were only supposed to get 1-4...how's that for a forecast prediction!! It's really light and fluffy snow though and it looks really pretty outside... I am not one to complain about it here...I like to ski/snowboard and it is a necessary ingredient You have to do something around here to get through the long winters! That is besides planning vacations!!

Tracy

 

[momof2TNboys]

That is too funny about the snow. I spent the day also trying to round up enough snow to throw snowballs. Our poor kids have to do with what they get living in the south!! I agree that the WL looks like a great place for boys. I think it would be a great place for Connor's birthday since you have already stayed at AKL.

 

[SoonerGirl]

The snow missed us with this big arctic front, but we sure got cold!! The last two days we've had highs in the teens with a really strong north wind. Tonight the wind has finally calmed down, but it's still cold - forecasted low for tomorrow is 3, yes 3!!!! It's not supposed to get that cold here people!

Hopefully we all thaw out soon. I saw a story on the news tonight about the 30 car pile up in Georgia - scary!! Glad you were safe and sound indoors

 

[jordanyosh]

Snow! I would die for a little snow or even a little rain.....or even a cold day.....

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

And I am sure they ruined your floors too. That's what happens here anyway. They track all that dirty wet mush in and make a huge mess.

You got more than we did though. We got a total of NOTHING! School was delayed 2 hours and we didn't get one single flake.

Your dog is adorable! I must have missed that somewhere along the way. I'm sure I would have noticed it if I had seen her before b/c our Chihuahua is also named Bella! Nothing like those fur babies!

 

[IluvXU]

Copertone checking in.... (wish it was weather for using Copertone)

Ice is not nice.... and I feel for the trapped feeling. I was glad to go to school today after two snow days in one week.... but I was even happier to escape to Target tonight, but can do without the mess in the parking lots.

 

[Lovemy3babes]

See, your snow is pretty! Our snow here in MN isn't pretty anymore. It's just annoying and ugly so I'm over that. School has been closed for the last two days so I'm considering moving down there to that pretty stuff! I'm glad the kiddos enjoyed it so much!

 

[ladybugmom]

I could have written your post--the same thing happened here!! We were supposed to get several inches of snow early Thursday morning--they ended up cancelling school and we ended up with only a dusting. Ally was so upset b/c she had her heart set on making a snowman.

 

[eandesmom]

Jackie,

I am so cracking up at the snow with grass and dirt. The first year that the boys were old enough to really get snow, we had some like that. Ok a little more but not much. They desperately wanted to make snow angels and a snowman.

We ended up with...

A snow rabbit.

One of my best single mom memories ever.

It was the ugliest, dirtiest thing you've ever seen and did not remotely resemble a rabbit. They still remember it.

I bet your kids will remember everything they put in the freezer today!

It snowed here this morning, but it was business as usual. The dusting stuck by me but that's because I'm on the North Shore. Nothing stuck in Manhattan. Nothing. Darn buildings blocking the snow. My hopes for the doors of school to be blocked by snow were gone the minute I got off the bridge

My brother lives in Maryland and he tells me they don't know how to handle snow either Does the department of sanitation come around and plow?

Snow with dirt and grass is so much better than yellow snow

Please, they don't know how to handle snow in Seattle either! Too worried about salt killing the salmon or some rot like that.

JUST KIDDING!

Ew to yellow snow.

Snow! I would die for a little snow or even a little rain.....or even a cold day.....

Drive north my friend.....

--

Sundance. Out.

 

[Megablocks]

I love that Chelsea and Connor were bringing icicles to stick in the freezer. I need to see if Charles ever uploaded to Facebook the picture of the giant icicle that was hanging off the side of my house last year. It was kind of a cross between icicles and a sheet of ice.

Bella is SO cute in the snow! She has such a sweet little face. Like Nala, my dog is scared of most things in life, but he's okay with snow.

You'd think he'd be used to it by now!

He's gotten better. I just can't mention names because that confuses him. He knows Katie because we basically text every day, but that's pretty much it. I'm working on him learning other names.

 

[micandminforever]

Redfern is back at home base, after swimming with the manatees.

 

[TarzansKat]

You know, snow days are great.

In theory. And for the kiddos.

But when you work at a bank that NEVER closes no matter how bad the roads are, let's just say you develop quite an aversion to the white stuff. Which is my own dang fault for living in New England.

I'm glad you got to enjoy, if only for a little bit. Can I be totally selfish and ask for a recent picture of Nala? I was so hoping to see one of her frolicking in the snow, I had no idea she was a big ole fraidy cat...er...dog...you get the idea.

 

[Lady Lallie]

You know, snow days are great.

In theory. And for the kiddos.

But when you work at a bank that NEVER closes no matter how bad the roads are, let's just say you develop quite an aversion to the white stuff. Which is my own dang fault for living in New England.

AMEN! I feel the exact same way. My bank doesn't close for anything. We even have plans for emergencies for everyone to go to the closest branch to work if you can't make it all the way to the operations center. Oy!

CP, I'm glad the kids enjoyed the snow. I had to chuckle at the amount. I envy you living in a place that shuts down when it snows that much. I really do.

 

[MeMom]

We used to freeze snowballs whenever we'd get a good snow. The kids would pull them out in the summertime and remember the fun they had. Snow is a rarity here, so we enjoy it for what it is while it is here. I'm sure my kids have fond memories of putting on layers of clothing and going outside to make a snow/dirt/grass man many times. The pictures of the kids out in the cold and snow will be some you will treasure and laugh about in years to come.

I'm ready for it to get above freezing. It is very, very cold, and it will be tomorrow, too. Then we get some relief. It was very nice to have the two snow days, and now we still have the weekend.

Maybe I have missed it in all the catching back up, or I have forgotten, but what places are you eating on this trip?

 

[2xcited2sleep]

That is an adorable amount of snow. Can't imagine what your freezer looks like this morning.

I just saw on the master that my codename is a duplicate. Oops. Will have to think of a new one. Will give that my full attention this weekend as I want to be ready for our first mission!

Hope you're able to get out of the house today!

 

[HockeyMomR]

Sounds like a fun PTR!!

Count me in. Glad your kids enjoyed the snow, we are getting more than our fair share here in Maryland this year.

 

[ampc3]

we finally got our "snow" day too on Friday... the kids were playing in the driveway all day in the "dusting of snow" that we got... now it is all ice they improvised since they don't have a sled, they used there skateboards as sleds down the driveway! sooo cold though and I'm from Chicago and should be used to this, but I hate COLD weather! all our soccer games were xlnd this morning too hope it starts to warm up soon!

 

[winkers]

How often do you get snow in Georgia?

the week before christmas Virginia must have got a bunch because my brother called to tell us how stupid everyone there is when it comes to driving in it.
You would think that slow down, leave more space between cars, and brake slowly would be common sense.




some how I missed all the code name fun....

 

[Happydog]

updated list!

MASTER LIST:

happydog - happydog

by the way, if i have somehow missed your code name, just let me know.

tumbler out.

Hey! may I be "HD" for short, please? That way I am at least somewhat in tune with the code naming...

I was thinking "Appy-Hay Og-Day" but pig latin seemed somewhat overkill...

Thank you!!!

 

[MegansMom]

I love your snow update!!!! Have no fear about the Northerners laughing.....I TOTALLY get how your area would TOTALLY be unprepared for a snowstorm. I'm glad you all were in and safe, and not on those icy roads. BUT I can totally appreciate how quickly cabin fever creeps in....not fun being confined to your home. When Megan finally came home from the NICU, then I had to stay homebound with her for six months from Nov-April, and the only places we could go were to her Doctor's appointments and trips to our Children's Hospital here. CABIN FEVER doesn't even come close to how I felt after surviving that!!!! Now everytime, I get "stuck" home due to the weather or someone being ill, the fever creeps in so fast it feels like the walls are closing in!!! Hope you get out today!