January is over...

and I did a terrible job or taking photos and blogging. We have been snowed in too much. I like snow, I don't mind cold, but there is such a thing as too much together time and we have reached our limit. When they were talking about snow today I thought I was going to cry. I have not had any time without the kids since before Thanksgiving and I need some. Badly. I also need to get over it. I just wish our snow days could not be on Tuesday--any other day is OK by me.

In January Harper started music classes, she is loving them. In fact she loves them so much that she likes to stand in the middle of the circle and dance. She is not a rule follower that is for sure. All the kids are softly tapping their rhythm sticks on the mat and she is in the center waving them around in the air...yes, like she just don't care. The other parents laugh and say she is going to be such a good dancer. I don't know the parents well enough but I am thinking yes, and I just pray it is not with a pole. I should not say that...not to people I don't know or know I am sarcastic and especially not at church but I was so close. I think dance will be next on the agenda for Harper, that and swim when she turns two!

We went to little monkey business a few times too. Just H and I, and she loves it there. It is so fun and perfect for her age. And so nice to go with one kid to thinks too. Now the store, not fun to do with her at all. I took her to Kohls the other day and she broke a bunch of glass...and the grocery store, she eats her way through it...so shopping, not fun with the kids...I am doubting it ever will be.

Carson is really enjoying gymnastics class. I wasn't sure if he would dig it or not but the class is half boys and he loves it! It is good for him since he isn't in anything else right now. We need to find him more physical things to do to burn energy when we can't be outside as much.

Davis is doing so great in school. He has gotten 100% on his last few spelling tests and is spelling bigger words like Valentine, because, hundred, etc. He is also on to writing book reports...somehow this is more work for mamma, but he is learning so much. We are also now timing him on math facts, he wants to be under a minute on them and he is on many so far. His mind amazes me. Of course his mind amazes me and then he can pee his pants for no reason. Now that does not amaze me.

Yesterday was my Mom's last day of work. My parents are officially retired. I wonder how long that will last...and Keith wonders when they will just move here already. I would like them to move here next week so I could go to Naples with Keith. I just can't stomach leaving the kids. We still don't have a will written and all I think about is what if we both die...then what, sure I know my parents would take care of them which is what I want but that is not fair to expect them to do when they just retired...oh how we need to get a plan or we will never travel together. I am so jealous that he will be at the Ritz on the beach in Florida and I will likely be snowed in because of course there won't be school. We don't go to school here anymore and need a whole freaking week off for conferences and holidays and whatever in February. I really wish we had year round school! I really need to stop complaining.

But why stop complaining. Yesterday I bit it on the ice on a friends drive way like I have not bit it before. It would have made for good video. I am so sore. I could not lay down last night because everything hurt. Sides, back, neck, tail bone. Today I feel like an old person...I am sure of it.

So snow...speaking of snow. SnOMG! The snowpocolypse is upon us. Snowmaggedon! The Sno-torious BIG. We shall see what comes of it. They say up to 25 inches and blizzard conditions. Yes, the Blizzard of Oz. And, yes, I am spending too much time of facebook today. I am guessing snow day tomorrow too. Which is fine....might as well plan on it.

H has a nasty cough. I am going to go see if a warm shower helps her. I hate seeing her not feel well.

I should be using this "free" time to get a plan for Keith's 40th. 7 weeks until he is 40 and I don't have my act together! I had hoped to do an album for him with all 40 years...had planned to start that years ago, but still no pictures so I guess I will just forget that plan and move on to something else. Now...what will that be? March 26th, a party. Somewhere. That is all I got.

8 weeks from now Harper will be 2. Need to plan that too. Then a few weeks after that Carson will be 5. We did not spread this out very well.

I think that about wraps up my whinefest about the snow on Tuesdays. For now. If there is another snow day on a Tuesday school day I will be back, and I will whine then.