Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The Great Ice Storm - Part 1

The ice hung from the rafters...


...from the power lines and the trees,
It was just another winter day with us cozy in our house. Then the power flickered. Panic sunk into the cook's heart. All hands on deck to finish putting dinner on the table, but no good. As the world crystallized outside, inside the house went dark.

What?! No power!!
Bravely we huddled by the fireplace with nothing but Christmas candles for light (there was a discussion about pulling out the half burned Advent candles if we got desperate). Children were warned about flushing. No power meant no water. Oh, the end was near, but The Queen brightly commented, "After watching the episode with Red Riding Hood on Once Upon a Time, I wanted to live like that." The Monkey whipped her head around, "This is your fault!!" Tempers flaired. Mom whipped out the cupcakes and Dad the computer. 


With heavy hearts and blankets we admitted defeat. After much discussion and debate, we headed to beds and couches huddling together for warmth and fell asleep.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Beach Babies!




We just wrapped up a wonderful week at the beach. The kids wiggled their toes in the sand, ran from the waves (that was The Boss and Cousin O), LOTS of pool time, and a bit of exercise on the beach for mom and dad -technically we chased The Boss up and down the beach. It looked a little bit like this....


...and this!




We came home a day early (the Farmer had to get back to the cows), but we didn't stop the fun. We wrapped up our vacation with burgers...



...and a movie!