weekend recap...

it didn't snow this weekend!!! now that's what i'm talking about!

never you mind the foot plus that's still on the ground...forcing my punks to crawl wherever they wanna go play! (that, or possibly lose a boot! ~lol~)

or the conditions in the town where i work...there are massive dirty snow piles that sit on the sides of the streets now - sometimes blocking your view of oncoming traffic...check out how far past the stop sign, & into the street, this one goes!

but u know what? i'm just glad the snow level is going down finally...& NOT accumulating any more! as for forecast for the next few weeks...i'm keeping my fingers crossed! (scattered snow showers here & there, but basically mild winter days - temps in the 40s)

besides getting out & playing in the snow some more, the kiddos enjoyed a chill weekend at home with me...daddy had to work his 2nd job all weekend (he's delivering pizza again - YAY!), so it was just Mama & the rugrats

oh, & Matthew on Saturday! he came over to hang out for the 2nd half of the day & have a sleepover...but mostly, he spent the entire night wresting Jaden to the ground...who didn't mind it so much...actually, i think he rather enjoyed it!

Jaden first asked us for a little brother when he was about 5 (so the girls were 3 & 2)...back then, he didn't get why we couldn't just add another boy to our family - what's the big deal?! but now, he pretty much understands that's just not gonna happen...& he's happy to be able to spend some rough boy time with his little cousin(s) instead

speaking of having someone smaller to play with, Corinn is quite the little Mama these days...always has been really, but she's especially getting into it lately...

she's constantly in Mama mode - caring after her many little ones (she has quite the baby doll collection!)...& i love it! ;0)

of course Sunday was Valentine's Day! Curtis & i never go crazy on any holiday...no matter how cliche it sounds, we really try to remember (& teach the kiddos) that u should show how much u love & appreciate ur family every day! ;0) but it's still fun to get each other little treats...these that i got the kiddos were $1/each - & u'd thought we'd given em diamonds!

we finished up Jaden's science project this weekend too...the due date came & went while the kiddos were out for snow - so i figured we'd better have it ready for when they finally did go back

in 3rd grade, they're studying simple machines & he chose to make a pulley...

the teacher had explained that the class presentation of their project was 1/2 their grade, but that all they really needed to remember to do was tell what type of simple machine it was & what they made it out of...then be able to answer questions about it...we practiced his presentation a few times at home...he was psyched to show everyone what he had created!



last evening (after they'd finally gotten to give their presentations in class), he told me that it went well & that he remembered everything he wanted to say...but he was upset that no one had any questions for him :0( poor thing - most kiddos would hope & pray no one asked anything...but Jaden really wanted the other kiddos to be interested enuff in what he made, to ask questions about it

trying to cheer him up, i started raising my hand & acting silly "oh, oh...i have a question! pick me!" he totally went for it & called on me (giggling)...i asked a few serious questions & a few goofy questions - it definitely lightened the mood & put a smile back on Jaden's face ;0)

Gabby & Corinn's project this weekend were Valentines (which were difficult to do with no name lists...the teachers never had the chance to send em home before all the snow days started...remember, the kiddos hadn't been in school at all in Feb. by this point!)...& a "chicky house"...

the girls spend hours & hours building & playing with little houses for their chicks, rabbits, mice, kitties, whatever imaginary animal their raising at the time...chickies are the most popular - & they always end up begging me to let them have real eggs to play with...they just don't understand why i insist they use plastic ones instead! ~lol~

so Monday rolled around...& we all wondered if the little bit of snow that was due to come that afternoon would mean the kiddos would be out of school again! but the county decided to go for it...they put us on a 2hr delay & started sending the buses out

i was ecstatic...it was President's Day i had a date with the sofa! the house was clean, laundry was almost caught up, the kiddos would be at school & i had nothing to do!!!

i think it must have felt like the 1st day of school all over again for the kiddos too...the girls even dressed alike for the occasion! ~lol~

but wouldn't u know it - around 11am, the snow started to fall...then it started falling harder...next thing u know, the sidewalks & roads started getting slushy - it was time to send the kiddos back home

they dismissed school at 1:30pm that day...meaning the punks were in school for a whole 3hrs!
~lmao~

yesterday was a 2hr delay again, just to play it safe...& they did finish out the rest of the day! today - they finally got a full day in...hallelujah!!! i can't even tell ya where they stand with spring break & getting out for summer...i know we def used up all banked snow days, we've dipped into spring break some...shoot, they're even extending the school day 5 minutes for the rest of the year - saying they'll gain 2 whole days that way! i'm just glad they're back in their normal routines tho...& that life can resume it's regularly scheduled program again!

we had a pretty low key weekend over all...i can't wait 4 spring when i can actually have some exciting stuff to report to u guys again!

tell me what's going on in ur neck of the woods...are u seeing green where u live? i almost forget what grass looks like!