Another (not really) Snow Day

Well today was another day at home for Addie Claire and myself due to icy road conditions. So we went into CLEANING mode, which was really nice because now my weekend will not consist of cleaning the house.

I started off with the dreaded bathrooms. There is nothing worse than cleaning the bathroom floor when I can make a wig with the amount of hair that I lose on a daily basis. Pretty disgusting and by far my LEAST favorite chore. While I was cleaning the bathrooms I told Addie to go into her room and clean up her floor and put her toys back into her cubbies in her closet. She went in there and started cleaning so I left her and went into my bedroom. A little bit later I decided to go check on her and see how she was coming along. When I broke through the living room I could see into her room and her floor was cleaned up but I couldn't see her. I continued in her room and inside her closet I found this....

TINKERBELL! Addie decided to strip and dress-up while cleaning! It would have been really funny if her costume had been Cinderella!

Mimi's for the day

Addie stayed with her Mimi (my mom) today and got spoiled rotten for the upteenth time! (just like her Mommy) She started off early meeting Mimi with her pj's still on when I made the swift 7am dropoff. Later they got dressed and went on a shopping trip to ole Wally World! Here Addie shopped the clearance aisle I was told and came home with souvenirs. She got Fairy Barbie and many baby doll accessories that were much needed- in her eyes! She was tickled and couldn't wait to show her Daddy how her Barbie could fly. Adam then had to take the Barbie and do the same flying routine twice because little miss insisted that he didn't fly her right the first time!

Gotta love 'em!

Addie and Fairy Barbie

Favorite pastime

One of my favorite pastimes as a kid was to color. Addie has made this one of her favorite things to do as well. After church Sunday, I told her I would color with her. So I picked out the picture that I wanted to color. She had her picture but decided when I started coloring mine that she wanted to color mine too. We fought over what colors to use and who was going to do it. I didn't win in the end of course. I don't know why she wants to make everyone tie dye! I must be raising a very diverse child!

Playdate with Braylin

Addie's friend Braylin came over last night to visit and we finally got to exchange their Christmas gifts. Both of the girls love to play baby dolls so you should have heard them! They were squealing and shrieking while they held their babies and ran up and down the hallway with their strollers. Braylin brought her baby and stroller so they were set! They seemed to really like going in Addie's closet and shutting the door as if it was their secret hiding place. Addie got a princess bouncy ball and matching game from Braylin and Addie gave Braylin a princess pillow and matching game. That was pretty funny!

Addie and BraylinOpening their gifts

Addie giving a scary face!

No Snow Day

Well we are out of school today without any snow! Interesting....nothing has really even fallen but we are out due to the potential snow and ice I suppose. Having some freezing rain now. In preparation of the snow day to come last night, Addie and I made vegetable soup and some rice krispy treats! She likes to help me in the kitchen. She will pull up her chair and try to do it all. I told her when I really want/need her to help one day, she won't want to any longer. Strange how that works!

Addie cheesin' it up! (She could be the next ad for Rice Krispy Treats)

Addie pouring in the marshmellows

Back in the Saddle

Well the first week back from break is always bittersweet. Bitter because I have to get up early and teach all day to just go back to sleep again that night to do it again the next day. Sweet because it means that we are covering more days and getting closer to the end of the year where I can finally REST this summer! No classes, no moving, and hopefully (should definitely be) no editing on my grandfather's book. What will I do? :0) I'm sure I'll find something!

Likes:Snow in the forecast (yes, I am consumed by the weather during this time of year), after Christmas sales, Pepperidge Farms Artisan rolls- you gotta try them, in the frozen foods aisle and they come in whole grain or french- YUM!, Addie starting to write some of her letters WITHOUT having to trace the dots

Dislikes: getting up early, having bus duty the first week we go back- go figure!