Snow Day...Super sized

Today we got hit; hit hard by a major blizzard...or as my friend Suzanne said...a "snow-nami". Lots of wind, lots of snow. Mall of America closed; local gyms closed, everything closed.

It is 8pm now and the local meteorologist, Sven (someone who looks like he is 16, but knows his weather), said we so far have gotten 15.7 inches of snow (MSP international reported). So far=more snow to come. Sven poignantly says we will certainly get over 18 inches. Thanks Sven. Good to know we will get 2.3 more inches...jeez, might as well just be another 10.

The weather channel is referencing "snow-nados"-swirling wind and snow in the Twin Cities. Glad the meteorologists are having fun during all of this.

This is the view out our kitchen window

There is a street and pond out there somewhere-

Our backyard-there is a garden somewhere on the right of the picture. The stakes and fencing are a little over 2 feet high


So we were stuck inside ALL day today. Yes, we went stir crazy and got bored, but we tried our best to stay entertained. Of course we watched some Dora and the dog movie (101 Dalmatians), but we tried to stay sane with other activities.

We painted:



Painted empty wrapping paper rolls (Julia likes to march around the room with them):


Read LOTS of books:

Finished addressing Christmas cards:

Baked muffins (blueberry and pumpkin-two of Julia's favorites):

Of course we did other things like play blocks, playdoh, put together puzzles, played in Julia's play kitchen, played with her Lite Brite, played Mr and Mrs Potato head....and the list goes on. A full day inside with a toddler is A LOT of time to kill.

Hard to believe that this time last year we were here:


Sitting pool side, in 80 degree weather, enjoying fruity cocktails in beautiful St. Lucia. Ho, hum.