clearly, there will be no swinging today

No school, either - which makes the kids understandably ecstatic. No Winter Program either, though, which makes us all understandably bummed out, considering how hard all the students have worked on their Christmas songs and skits. I'm thinking Christmas Break starts today rather than Friday, since this storm series is supposed to last right through the week.

So, we're contentedly housebound today, the kids sipping hot cocoa and me nibbling on the Scharffen Berger dark chocolate my mom brought when she visited over Thanksgiving. It was good to see the county snow plow show up to clear our quiet road:

And my daughter, ever the optimist, crafted what I think is one of the best To Do lists I've ever seen:

Here's a translation:

MY TO DO LIST:

- TO HAVE A GOOD DAY

- WATCH TV

- GET A ROBE AND BLANKET

- EAT HOT COCOA AND POPCORN

- SNUGGLE

Without a doubt, the girl has her priorities straight.

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snow day, part deux

The kids' Christmas break officially starts next week, but the skies have smiled on them this week, putting us at snow day #2 for the year (#1 was yesterday). What is there to do but graze on the 2 lb. batch of fudge I made Sunday, watch Pirates 3 and build a snowman? (Hard to make out, but those are my son's archery arrows forming the arms.)

I call the above photo "Grizzled Snow Guy with Naughty Cat and Propane Tank."

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