Joshua trying his best to ride his big wheel in the snow. This was before todays 12 inches (at least) and on top of about a 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch or more of ice!

Snow bank again!

Justin and Joshua playing in a snow bank.

Me and Tammy were at it again! I kids better appreciate us. Making these things were a pain in my - I'll say it - ASS! But, I think they turned out nicely. I made about 60 or more. These were for the Valentine's party at Joshua's daycare. I made some for Justin's class, too. Tyler's class had an all out party with cupcakes and other foods. So, he just stuck to the cards with a sucker treat (that I didn't make).

Joshua was helping me with the laundry. He later crawled in and I took some pic's but, honestly, someone might report me for endagerment of a child if I were to post it.

Joshua and his trains! See, I made the track so it's really "mama and her trains."

If i can remember correctly It's called Khinkali, which is a meat dumpling from the country Georgia bordering Russia. I liked it but I think I would try a different type of meat filling. The spices were good but not yet acquired by my taste buds. Anyway, we had rolls and tomatoes and cucumbers with balsalmic vinegar and oil. It's fun to try something new. I like trying recipes from other countries actually. This wasn't the first.

Joshua was helping me make the dough for a new recipe

Tyler 'helping me shovel' - as if that's not enough snow we got about 12 inches today!

Well, I just got through reading a good book called Heat of the Knight by Jackie Ivie. Now, I really would like to say it was a 'really' good book but, it wasn't. This is where I get frustrated. It was excellently written. There was a lot of story here, a lot of cunning, an ultimate plan. A new war was in the making and I was really looking forward to clashing of swords, sweat and muscles. In the end, the bad guys were invited to a 'party,' made slightly carefree by opiates, confronted, taken hostage and overturned by nothing more than a show of arms! What a letdown! That is almost worse than a book that just sucks from cover to cover. But, I will read at least one more book of hers for comparison. That's only fair, right?

I couldn't get any real good pic's - BECAUSE My Hands were FrEeZiNg!!!! BRRR. Yes, our pack went sledding - it was 9 degrees. One mama said they should earn the "weather proof kid" patch. I so totally agree!

Joshua throwing snowballs at mama!

At Red Robin after wearing the kids out at Wild Air: Matthew, Tammy, Stephanie (in front of Justin), Tyler, Ben, Maddie, Christine, Julia, and Joshua.

Warming up by the fire after playing in the snow (yes they were wearing pj's beneath their snowsuits - why dirty clothes when you're not going anywhere?)

Tyler out back getting in a little playtime!