January 10

Yesterday we got snow - maybe 5 to 6 inches total where I live. It was cold, but not below zero and with the snow totals, I wasn't even wishing for a snow day. This morning I woke up at quarter to six and told my husband, "I have 15 more minutes." Ryan came up about 10 minutes later and we snuggled while he told us about his dreams. I kept thinking, "I need to get in the shower because we need to leave early." Just then, the phone rang! It was my assistant principal telling me there was no school today. Later I found out it was due not just to the snow, but extreme illnesses in our building including strep throat, scarlet fever, and H1N1. Whatever, the reason, we enjoyed the day. I got to watch some of my favorite shows (Gilmore Girls & Dharma and Greg), play Toy Story Yahtzee, play Go Fish, and just in general, play. Oh, and of course, I got a little knitting done. Oooh (I keep forgetting things, can you tell?) I also made a batch of breakfast burritos for those mornings when I'm running slow, a batch of Rice Krispy Treats, and if the pumpkin thaws, I'm going to make Ugly Muffins.

Ugly Muffins are a recipe my sister gave me. You take a chocolate cake mix, a can of pumpkin, and a 1/2 cup water and make muffins. Oh, and add a handful of mini chocolate chips. Unfortunately, I'm out of chocolate cake mix, so I thought I'd try spice. I'm thinking they might be pretty good.

The picture for today is a flat snowman. The snow, though cold and beautiful, was not conducive to snowball or snowman making - just too light and fluffy. So, we got creative and made several flat snowmen. Isn't he cute? My sister, Renae, sent Ryan the snowman kit for Christmas and he's been dying to use it, but this was our first real snow. I have a feeling we're going to get a lot of use out of it!