That's Not N{ice}!

Do I even need to explain how cold, dreary and cabin-feverish it has been around here?  Because I have a feeling it's about the same where you are too...except if you're reading this from Hawaii maybe...sigh...wouldn't that be wonderful!

Sure...it looks really beautiful...but an ice storm is not so nice!  Two more snow days for Alex and Emily...minus the snow...just means two more days to make up at the end of the year! 

I may be feeling a little bit of cabin fever...but I'm so thankful that we don't have to go out in this mess...and that we are able to stay home in our jammies...warm and cozy and safe...with food and water.

Thankfully we had gone to the store over the weekend...but of course there are always a few more things I always need!  So on Monday we went to get hamburger, potatoes and tomato juice to have for chili and potato soup...and boy it was like the world was coming to an end!  Everyone was buying groceries and the shelves were nearly empty!  I grabbed the last two pounds of hamburger!  Craziness! 

Alex came outside with me to take a few pictures on Tuesday morning and wiped out on the ice!  {He's okay!}  I bet Emily could even practice her ice-skating on the driveway!

After all...she is super excited about her new{used} ice skates!

Now that's pretty n{ice}!

When I told her to show me what she's been learning...she said she didn't know what to do...

But then she came up with something that she just made up all by herself!  Ha!   She looks forward to the annual Ice Show all year...and she's made huge strides since she started two years ago!  Oh goodness...she was so little then and she could barely skate...so cute...I miss that!

How are you getting through the Winter?  And how many days again until Spring?  ...sigh...

{makes me feel so fortunate that we do have our Summer vacation reserved!  Yippee!}

So...until then...the kids have been playing in the basement, hoola-hooping, working on puzzles, playing the drums, ipod, Wii, crafting...while I try and catch up on laundry {always...snow day or not!} and just hang out with the kids...instead of loitering around Target's dollar bins! 

Or buying this outfit for Emily...which we didn't go there to buy in the first place!  Our Target has the girls' clothes right on the aisle when you walk in...so of course I almost always buy something for Emily!

She wanted me to take her picture since she painted her nails {with little hearts on them}

Speaking of...don't forget...something that might make you feel pretty n{ice}... to win a $10 Target giftcard...maybe to buy that new bikini that's already out on display when you walk in the door!  Yikes!  Just click here to leave a comment for your chance to win!