march 9th.

looking so forward to daylight savings!

we had a messy day on thursday, with heavy snow, rain, sleet, you name it. the girls and i all had early release days and zane was off. it was so nice to have him around for the morning routine and help get kids to school!

after we got out of school we ran some quick errands to get lunch. the roads were getting pretty bad and people were driving terribly. but we made it home, ate our lunch and then zane went upstairs and took a nap while the girls and i snuggled on the couch watching "the aristocats" under a blanket. they took turns rubbing my back for m+m's. it was heaven.

avery and i took a walk up to the square to get some wine while nola stayed inside and colored and zane started the storm clean-up. we probably only got about 6 inches, but it was heavy and wet and a workout to walk through. when avery and i got back, nola suited up and we made a snowman in the front while zane finished snow-blowing.


friday, we all headed back to school. i was expecting the worst from valentine's day on a friday before vacation at an elementary school (which also coincided with a full moon), but i was pleasantly surprised. fridays are my long days with 6 classes pretty much back to back (ranging from k-5 grade). i had a fun game planned for the older grades, and they did amazing with it. the younger grades (who are usually out of control on good days) were fantastic and the day flew by. i got 3 roses from students and a heartwarming card.


the girls had a blast at school with valentine's celebrations. we layed low yesterday afternoon and headed to bed early since we have THREE birthday parties today. luckily they should all be done before we get MORE SNOW. there's a blizzard watch along the coast, but we're in the 5-8 range. it seems like there will be a pretty dramatic drop-off in totals, so we'll see what we actually end up with.

and that's that. we have this next week off, and are trying to fill it with play-dates, day trips and maybe a trip into my school so that i can get ahead for once this year. if nothing else, we plan on enjoying the break and taking full advantage of no real obligations.