01/365

Candy from Sweeden.

02/365

Quiet & fresh snowfall for 2022. The first of the Winter.

04/365

Luna is enjoying the snow a little too much. She's like a puppy every single time she runs outside.

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Sunrise over the fresh snow.

05/365

Old teapot, new tea diffuser. Stocking up on Ginger Berry tea to stay warm and boost immune systems.

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She's mad she's wearing a sweater but she's secretly grateful to be warm.

07/365

Braden/Mommy Fridays. Hugs and snuggles all day while Mommy works.... and mac and cheese for lunch.

08/365

Taking down Christmas... two of our new ornaments this year.

09/365

One last goodbye to the Christmas Tree

10/365

Sore throat, low grade fever, means 1 full week of elearning for Little Man.

11/365

Grandma Longacre to the rescue with 3rd-grade math.

12/365

What's old is new. Cleaned up my great-grandmas tea set using salt, baking soda, vinager and water followed up with silver polish

13/365

Two cooped up kids and 37 degree weather means time for a "walk" and some playground

14/365

Got my favorite Young Living Diffuser fixed and back up and running. I did not realize how much I missed the scents it put out until it was back. The little ones just are not the same!

15/365

And then COVID hit the boys... luckily it was mild for all 3.

16/365

Grandma Page dropped off a set of Uno Cards so she could play with Shawn over Facetime. Lucky for him they are the 50th anniversary deck and the wild cards are golden...

17/365

Trying to keep as much humidity as possible in the house to help with sickness. Braden figured out the adding orange peels to water makes the house smell pretty good too.

19/365

8-year-old ADHD in a nutshell. To-do lists help keep him organized but his pile of work consistently looks like this. Especially without being able to go to school.

19/365

Snuggle bugs and best friends. We are wrapping up 5 straight weeks home together between the holidays and sickness, give or take 3 days.... they are pretty stuck together at this point.

20/365

A new pair of socks. I'm not too mad about kicking off a Thursday with them. This year is all about selfish knitting and restocking the sock drawer.

21/365

Are we going stir crazy? Yup

22/365

Fireplace, PJs, and a Show. We are anxious to get back to a routine around here.

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We had to sneak some more snow play in before Shawn's quarantine is up. Mr. Lucas told us that our recess looks more fun than PLE.

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Thankful for neighbors who did the driveway while I helped the boys sled.

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And with a faint faint line, down I go with COVID. Thankfully the worst of it was my voice going away and a cough.

26/365

Today was a day full of freezing and exhaustion. Shawn finally was able to go back to school after a 2 hour delay. Aaron wound up with an elearning day because of the cold. While attempting to get a covid test I was in a car accident in Aaron's Jeep. of course it was the coldest day of the year and we spent an hour standing outside trying to sort it all out. Thoughts and prayers for the jeep.

27/365

Since I'm down with Covid Braden is continuing to eLearn with Grandma Longacre. After the stress of yesterday I decided to call off work for the day to rest, spend time with Braden and focus on the workshop I was hosting in the evening.

28/365

The snowflakes on the deck were so pretty. I need to practice more with my macro lens but the different colors on the deck rail along with the snow is a good reminder of what Summer will bring.

29/365

Grandma Page set these two up for a good time with a Mario Lego. Not only does Mario talk but it is a full course that they can earn coins and compete with each other on.

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The snuggle pooch resting while I worked on the workshop replays.

30/365

A second finished pair of socks for January. These are for mom.

32/365

No one loves pizza more than this kid. He's so happy to be back at school with his friends.

33/365

Back to school for everyone was short-lived. "Snowmagedden 2022" hit NWI. Within 24 hours we had 14 inches of snow in Winfield. Throughout most of the day you could barely see across the pond. At least the backyard was pretty. 3 More days of eLearning for Shawn, 2 more for Aaron.

34/365

I finally figured out the frother I bought at the start of January. Focusing on the little things today.

35/365

We had a color theme going on for Friday.

36/365

Chances are, you can find us sledding or snowboarding this weekend.

37/365

Mommy made B a new hat to keep his cheeks warm for sledding. Grandma Page made Shawn a blue one as well. Thanks to Aunt Debby for the pattern.

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It is not lost on me how much I will miss Braden/Mommy Mondays when this kid goes to school. Our days are mostly technology and work-filled but a lunch break singing peanut butter jelly time and eating together is definitely the best.

39/365

I haven't been to work since December 15. It's crazy to me to be going back into the office... after the holidays, winter break, the whole family down with covid, losing some amazing coworkers, totaling Aaron's car, starting to find a new car... it's back to the office two days a week while my cozy desk is empty at home.

40/365

Breakfast while watching Shaun White in the Olympic Prelims for Snowboarding... I'm glad to share the Olympic love with him.

41/365

Someone discovered temporary tattoos...

42/365

Last night we watched the Olympic half pipe final... Shaun White finished in 4th and Shawn was devastated to see him leave Bejing without a medal. He also found out right before the competition that it would be Shaun White's last.... for a kid who has been into snowboarding for only a few weeks he was devastated... Of course, I quickly realized at 9:30 pm his Valentine's Day box was due at school this morning... "For the memories of Shaun White" was his theme.

43/365

B made a Valentine's Day card for us while hanging with Grandma, Allie, Shawn, and Grandpa... we went car shopping.

44/365

Superbowl and Pizza with friends. These four partied until 10:45 pm.... thoughts and prayers for their teacher tomorrow.

45/365

"This is my House hat" is a common theme these days thanks to the Fun Squad. He makes Mondays pretty fun.

46/365

"I need to make a Valentine's Day card for my favorite friend Dean. Can you help me write 'I love you dean you always copy me'?"

47/365

50 degrees means all of the snow from Snowmagdon two weeks ago is flooding the golf course.

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Freezing rain, sleet & more snow means another e-learning day and a 5 day weekend for presidents day... While there wasn't a lot stuck tot he ground when I took this picture the freezing rain pretty much covered the window so we couldn't see out.