It's snowing today. Probably the most snow we've had all this winter - and yes, it's not winter anymore. We haven't had a chance to make a snowman this winter (or spring), so today we figured we'd jump all over that. Prepare to be amazed!
Meet Frosty Jr., our two-inch tall snowman. You can see the accumulation totals on the outside table he's resting on. Daddy rounded up snow caught in crevices on the deck, balled up a few, and made this monument to winter, standing proudly on our back deck. He's an icon of the Georgia's Winter of 2013. Which has been pretty disappointing to say the least!
So the snow is coming down in flurries - as it has done all day. And yet it is springtime in Georgia. And yet again, we have had NOTHING for accumulations all winter long. Or, again, spring. Let's just call it sp'winter, a combination of spring and winter. S'winter would be easier to say, but that name was already taken by Phineas and Ferb - that's combining summer and winter.
So this Sp'winter has only been for the last week - technically, spring started last Wednesday. But we have seriously seen more snow here where we live in the last week, than all winter long. Again, nothing is really sticking, and it's just the flurries. But it's still nice to look at, and sort of gets you in that frame of mind where you want to sit in front of the fireplace, and watch the warm glow as you feel it's radiance. Which is exactly what we did today.
Madison stayed home today, which was good because she was still a little under the weather. Daddy stayed home too - it was his day off. She's getting better - and in fact had no fever for most of the day. We spent a large portion of the day fooling around in front of the fireplace, and playing video games or watching television. Mommy made us some worksheets to do, but it was a pretty lazy day. You couldn't go outside, that's for sure: the weather was downright chilly out there. A gusty, cold and grey day awaited those who ventured outdoors - unfortunately that had to be Mommy. She had her yearly appointment with the oncologist, and as this is being written well after the fact, you have the benefit of finding out the results immediately: she's okay. She's all clear!
It's been seven years since that terrible day, and God has taken care of us every step of the way since. Mommy is getting better as the weeks go by. She's certainly not 100%, but even lately, we've seen some sudden, remarkable improvements. It was a good day, in that respect.
Meanwhile, Daddy and Madison seriously spent hours playing Lego Batman 2. Hours! This game is vast, and both of us were video game addicts, exploring and having a great time on the couch in front of the fire. Both of us had blankets on, and our eyes fixed on the screen in front of us.
When Madison went to bed early, it was time for some Easter work. And we've got a lot of it to do this week: first of all, there is the matter of Good Friday. Our church is doing a special service that requires twelve apostles, and one Jesus. And also, a large frame. Yes, we're doing the "large frame thing" again. We're recreating the scene of the "Last Supper." But beyond the coordination and costumes, there is also the matter of Easter itself. While that service day we're not doing anything that complex on the main sanctuary stage - we are doing a lot when we get to Nana and Ye-Ye's house. It's Easter, and there'll be eggs to find, and baskets to exchange. Tonight we worked on nephew's baskets, which have a great theme to 'em. We also did our niece's basket, which is completely done. Finally, Madison's basket is complete as well - we've had these items for her for some time now. In fact, one thing we got for her back in August of last year (I just forgot to wrap it for Christmas). Yes, it's a "Brave" themed basket - complete with a "Brave" bathing suit, a "Brave" reading book, a "Brave" Pez Dispenser and a "Brave" how to draw book. We also got her "The Rise of the Guardians," mainly because it has an Easter Bunny in it, and it came with two wind-up eggs. There's a lot more to the basket - it turned out great. She'll be really pleased with it, I'm sure!
One more Disney-related note (speaking of "Brave"): we had to cancel an upcoming Disney trip in May. Bottom line is that we were just too busy during that time to go. We'll postpone that for later, I'm sure. Besides, we may find ourselves in Disney NEXT WEEK for about a day or so. Daddy's looking into that now - for Spring Break, we're going to visit with Nana and Ba-Ba in Florida. We may spend one day going together to EPCOT to their International Flower and Garden Festival - and also drop by to see Mulan and do some Soarin'. That's the plan, anyway. The other part of the plan was to use the pool down there (with her new bathing suit). But after a conversation with Nana and Ba-Ba today, we discovered the temperature is also quite chilly down there too! I don't know about snowmen, but I don't know about swimming either!
Meet Frosty Jr., our two-inch tall snowman. You can see the accumulation totals on the outside table he's resting on. Daddy rounded up snow caught in crevices on the deck, balled up a few, and made this monument to winter, standing proudly on our back deck. He's an icon of the Georgia's Winter of 2013. Which has been pretty disappointing to say the least!
So the snow is coming down in flurries - as it has done all day. And yet it is springtime in Georgia. And yet again, we have had NOTHING for accumulations all winter long. Or, again, spring. Let's just call it sp'winter, a combination of spring and winter. S'winter would be easier to say, but that name was already taken by Phineas and Ferb - that's combining summer and winter.
So this Sp'winter has only been for the last week - technically, spring started last Wednesday. But we have seriously seen more snow here where we live in the last week, than all winter long. Again, nothing is really sticking, and it's just the flurries. But it's still nice to look at, and sort of gets you in that frame of mind where you want to sit in front of the fireplace, and watch the warm glow as you feel it's radiance. Which is exactly what we did today.
Madison stayed home today, which was good because she was still a little under the weather. Daddy stayed home too - it was his day off. She's getting better - and in fact had no fever for most of the day. We spent a large portion of the day fooling around in front of the fireplace, and playing video games or watching television. Mommy made us some worksheets to do, but it was a pretty lazy day. You couldn't go outside, that's for sure: the weather was downright chilly out there. A gusty, cold and grey day awaited those who ventured outdoors - unfortunately that had to be Mommy. She had her yearly appointment with the oncologist, and as this is being written well after the fact, you have the benefit of finding out the results immediately: she's okay. She's all clear!
It's been seven years since that terrible day, and God has taken care of us every step of the way since. Mommy is getting better as the weeks go by. She's certainly not 100%, but even lately, we've seen some sudden, remarkable improvements. It was a good day, in that respect.
Meanwhile, Daddy and Madison seriously spent hours playing Lego Batman 2. Hours! This game is vast, and both of us were video game addicts, exploring and having a great time on the couch in front of the fire. Both of us had blankets on, and our eyes fixed on the screen in front of us.
When Madison went to bed early, it was time for some Easter work. And we've got a lot of it to do this week: first of all, there is the matter of Good Friday. Our church is doing a special service that requires twelve apostles, and one Jesus. And also, a large frame. Yes, we're doing the "large frame thing" again. We're recreating the scene of the "Last Supper." But beyond the coordination and costumes, there is also the matter of Easter itself. While that service day we're not doing anything that complex on the main sanctuary stage - we are doing a lot when we get to Nana and Ye-Ye's house. It's Easter, and there'll be eggs to find, and baskets to exchange. Tonight we worked on nephew's baskets, which have a great theme to 'em. We also did our niece's basket, which is completely done. Finally, Madison's basket is complete as well - we've had these items for her for some time now. In fact, one thing we got for her back in August of last year (I just forgot to wrap it for Christmas). Yes, it's a "Brave" themed basket - complete with a "Brave" bathing suit, a "Brave" reading book, a "Brave" Pez Dispenser and a "Brave" how to draw book. We also got her "The Rise of the Guardians," mainly because it has an Easter Bunny in it, and it came with two wind-up eggs. There's a lot more to the basket - it turned out great. She'll be really pleased with it, I'm sure!
One more Disney-related note (speaking of "Brave"): we had to cancel an upcoming Disney trip in May. Bottom line is that we were just too busy during that time to go. We'll postpone that for later, I'm sure. Besides, we may find ourselves in Disney NEXT WEEK for about a day or so. Daddy's looking into that now - for Spring Break, we're going to visit with Nana and Ba-Ba in Florida. We may spend one day going together to EPCOT to their International Flower and Garden Festival - and also drop by to see Mulan and do some Soarin'. That's the plan, anyway. The other part of the plan was to use the pool down there (with her new bathing suit). But after a conversation with Nana and Ba-Ba today, we discovered the temperature is also quite chilly down there too! I don't know about snowmen, but I don't know about swimming either!
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