Four days and I got nothing

You'd think in the last four days, something would have happened that was interesting enough to blog about. But really, no. We went to East Lansing on Saturday and walked around, popped into Curious Book Shop and went to Barnes & Noble, on Sunday we had brunch at IHOP with my parents. Yesterday, Chris flew to Montreal for a business trip and I took the kids to Fire Mountain for dinner. The End. See? Nothing. Could somebody, like, ask me a question or something so I have something to post about? Writer's block sucks. … [Read more...]

Snow Day!

Snow Day

It snowed all day yesterday. By 11:00 pm the forecast was a winter weather advisory with another 3 inches predicted overnight. We woke up to: So I made these: And now we're all packed together on the couch under a pile of comforters, watching this: What do you and your kids like to do on snow days? Tell me in the comments! … [Read more...]

All Was Merry and Bright

NathanWithBike

The decision I made to take a break from blogging over the holidays turned out to be one of the best professional decisions I've made in a long time.  Compared to last year, when I was stressed out and grumpy over having to be away from my computer, this year my mind was clear and I was able to truly enjoy everything about Christmas. Consequently, it was one of the best Christmases I (and my family) have had in a long time. My Dad and Stepmom went to Arkansas to be with her mother, so instead of our usual Christmas Eve at Dad's house, we just hung out here at home. We watched movies, played video games, and then sent the kids to bed so Chris and I could do our traditional "wrapping all the presents on Christmas Eve".  Even though we both bitch about it, neither of us ever wraps anything ahead of time, so I guess we both like staying up together late on Christmas Eve to wrap. Oh, Chris made the BEST coffee for us to drink to help us stay up so late - a mix of Boca Java's … [Read more...]