Mood:  cool

Well, we made it through the week! School started back up on Monday. I don't think that either of the boys were very thrilled with it but they are adjusting as well as can be expected. (I'm going to refer to the boys as they're characters from now on)

Our weather here has been so strange...We got snow in Dec...for around here snow is rare and it never lasts for very long...2 days at the most then it usually turns to rain and all melts away. Not this time....snow came on the 18th and stuck around until AFTER New Years! People around here don't know how to drive in it and the citys don't have the resourses to clear the roads so it was very dangerious to go anywhere during that time. Now that the snow is gone we now have massive potholes to deal with! (people run out and buy chains for their tires but forget to take them off on the roads that don't have snow and ice...really tears up the roads. This week we had to put up with rain...not the usual drizzle we get but massive downpours that lasted for 2 DAYS. Major floods and road closures! (WA was basically cut off from the rest of the states because all the passes and a part of I-5 were closed) Our yard is VERY soggy but the street is no longer filled with water!

Bad things about the weather:

 I worried everytime someone had to leave the house.

REALLY hard to finish the Christmas shopping when stores and roads are closed.

It was COLD

Good things about the weather:

Snow Ice Cream!!!! (Penguin's first time...and the older boys never got to have it very often)

Snowmen (though Penguin and I had a hard time...there was a thick crust to the snow but we made a snowman and snow angels!)

Long underwear!

Just checked out the time...have to head back to the school! Hopefully I'll have more time later!

J

Back again...school's out for the week...Penguin is eating his "electric yellow" fruit rollup. he keeps yelling "Ouch!" the snack keeps shocking him ("that must be why it's called "electric"" he told me!)

Missed Penguin during his classes library time...they took him to do some more testing...he's being tested for dyslexia. We should know the results by the 21st.

(right now dog is sitting on the chair next to me...trying really hard to get my attention...wagging his tail and just looking CUTE!) (how can I ignore him? that waggy tail...those big eyes?) Guess I better go.

Take care We here in WA will try to stay dry (more rain is on the way) Hope you all stay safe!

J

Mood:  lazy

Hi!

Thought I'd try this out to see how it works.

News: The washer is working! Did a test run this afternoon and the pipes are no longer frozen! I will have to run it a few more times just to be sure...but this means no more hand washing! Makes me happy.

Im really glad that 2008 is over and I really hope that 2009 will be a much better year! (for everyone not just our family)

I think this enough for today...must come up with ideas to write here! hehehe! Captive audence!