SNOW!

Well we got our snow!

It was supposed to start on Monday around 4pm...however it started about 11:30am...I had brought Ella to the sitters that morning...and was at work...well we were all keeping a close eye on the weather....and sure enough...it started to flurry...and then it started coming down fast...I went right to the manager and asked if I could leave...we had already discussed that I had a ways to drive...as I had to pick Ella up and then head home...it took me about 1.5 hours to get home. The snow came down...and came down...and came down....I think we ended up with about 8 inches...Ella couldn't wait to get out in it (yay!)

We didn't have snow toys...so we brought out some beach toys! :) I put her to work...she helped me brush off the cars...while I did the shoveling...we were outside for about 4 hours total on Tuesday. We stayed home on Tuesday...my office closed and of course there was no school. At 7am Ella was already asking to go outside! I made her wait until 8am...and we went out 8-10....and then in the afternoon from 3:15-5:15.

Wednesday the school was closed...but I was able to bring Ella to the sitters so I could go to work. The side roads were horrible but the main roads were good...thank goodness we still have the Xterra! I needed that 4wheel drive!

Today is Saturday...and guess what...2-5 more inches of snow/sleet today....eeewww! And we've got about 3 inches of snow so far...

Ella was up this morning at 5:30am....why?? I got up and went in her room and told her it was NOT time to get up...she said, "Mama I just wanted a hug." My eyes were half open...but I gave her a big hug...and put her back into bed! I went back to bed and did get to sleep a little bit...and she was up at 6:45...and ready for breakfast!

We did some art projects this morning...

We've had a busy few hours this morning...who knows what else this afternoon will bring...!

Winter is Here!

I really thought we might escape winter this year...no such luck...today's high was 23 degrees...and the weatherman is threatening that we are going to get up to 10 inches dumped on us starting tomorrow.....and guess what...Josh is out of town! So that means...if we really do get 10 inches of snow...Ella and I will be shoveling the driveway! Ella is ecstatic that it's going to snow...where as I could cry! :)

Recap:

1) I mentioned last time Ella is learning Spanish in preschool...so the other night I was getting her out of the bathtub and she says..."nariz" and I was like ummm what?? She said it again and pointed to her nose...so I told Josh to look up what nose is in Spanish...sure enough...that's what she was saying...and "boca" which means mouth. So now she loves to say those words...and "ojos" which means eyes.

2) Josh is gone for a few weeks...he actually left this past Wednesday...and he came home Friday around 10:30pm....and then left this morning at 9:30am to go back to Norfolk...which he'll be there most likely the full two weeks...the case that he has been working on for over a year is finally going to trial.

3) Valentines Day...Josh surprised me and sent me flowers at work...so sweet. I told him after leaving me with Ella for two weeks...and 10 inches of snow....he better be scheduling me a massage the minute he's back in town! :)

4) In the past two days I have done 6 loads of laundry...how is that possible...there is only 3 of us! I felt like that's all I did this weekend...wash clothes and fold them! Not all clothes...I did do towels and blankets, etc.

5) Ella asked me this past week if I would be her best friend forever. Made my eyes water...as I said of course I would be!

6) Now that Josh is out of town...Ella reallllly wants me to sleep in her room....I told her no I couldn't do that....but maybe towards the end of his being out of town...I'll maybe bring her bed into my room....I worry about her actually sleeping in my bed as it's high up and I'm afraid she'll fall out of it. She did that when we went to Vermont...she moves a lot in her sleep...and we were at the hotel and they had a room with two double beds...and I put the pillows on the floor in case she fell...didn't matter she still fell right out and hit her head pretty good :( This is why she is still in a small toddler bed!

7) Ella had her first Valentines Day Party at school....we made cards...well they were store bought...we put them together and she signed her name on every single one! They brought boxes in to decorate and on Friday she brought her box home with all her valentines in it...she had a great time showing them all to me! Oh and speaking of cards...Grandma - Ella got your card and immediately started dancing around the kitchen when she opened it! (it plays music - and Ella thinks that is great!)

I painted our nails for Valentines Day....

 We were hanging out on the chair watching a movie and eating popcorn!

Oh we did get rid of our couch....took it to the dump...it was quite the scene...it was starting to crack and peel...the inexpensive pleather :) So it was Josh and I who moved it...we took it out the double doors onto the deck...threw it over the side of the deck...went out and picked it up onto the top of the xterra....strapped it down and off Josh went to the dump to get rid of it! Maybe a little redneck huh? :)