Snow on, and Snow on, and .......

What does one do when you have record snow fall at your house? Well today Todd is not going to work (yeah) and he is going to try and build an igloo with the kids. I have to say I am a snow lover, but this is amazing. The kids will always remember this year. Kaylee blames herself for all the snow because she wore her pajamas on inside out, put 12 ice cubes on the front walk, and slept with a spoon under her pillow. (She was told this would make it snow.) Now that she is blameing herself for all this snow I told her I was impressed she had that much control over the weather! She also came down on Saturday and said " And they say we're having global warming. This looks like global freezing to me!" I really had to agree with her. Maybe all of us Oregonians are doing too much recycling! (Hee Hee) Well on Saturday we did lots of crafts, made Tree shaped cakes and decorated them with candy and then gave them to our snowed in neighbors, did the Wii, and watched several Christmas movies. Also the girls had too keep clearing a spot for Maggie to go to the bathroom on. She was having a hard time because of the half inch layer of ice on top of all the snow. Today however she has given up trying to find a good spot and is just going in the foot of space that is clear right by the door. Kaylee and Megan thought the ice was great and did "The Penguin" sliding on their tummies all over the back yard. Jen and Sam liked crunching through the layers of ice, and Sam kept taking bites of the ice before she would throw it sliding across the rest of the ice. Today they think the icicles that have formed are really cool, and tasty. As I am writing this it is still snowing, and we can not see our van in the front yard. The question is really now whether (weather) we will be able to get to my moms on Christmas and if my sister Kacie will get home. (She has been stuck in Boise, and is now on her way down from Seattle.) Besides the fact that many things are not getting done that otherwise might (A few gifts that won't get bought, and treats given to visiting teachers) this snow is really forcing us to have a REAL kind of Christmas where the important thing is spending time with family, and showing love for others. If we can take the time to look past what isn't, we can see we really have been given a wonderful gift. So go enjoy your family and Merry Christmas!!!!!