This December sent me for a loop! This winter really!! It has snowed SOOOOO much. In fact up until a few days ago my phone
would go off almost every day for a winter weather advisory or winter storm
watch (or warning). Which means Matt,
who plows on the side, has been gone plowing a LOT. He plowed more in December then what he
plowed ALL of last year! The same has
followed suit for January. Needless to
say this winter, as much as I love the snow, has been very overwhelming. Typically he comes home and entertains the
kids a bit while I finish up with dinner.
When dinner is done I could get the kitchen cleaned up while he’s got
one or both of the girls. That so hasn’t
happened. Ha!! The new norm over here is dirty dishes sit in
the sink until nap time the next day.
That way the girls get some playtime and bedtime is less
hectic. (Let me tell you that STRESSES
ME OUT. Knowing I have dirty dishes in
the sink and all the counters may not have been wiped down.)
Poor Matt… he’s been getting up at 4 am, plowing, working a
normal day at work 8-10 hrs (tag an hour-hour and a half for commute), quick
dinner at home, plowing, bed. No unwind
time and very very little time with the girls.
I am such a planner
and not knowing when to “plan” on Matt being home and plan my day accordingly
is HARD. How does a single mother do
it!?!? Being Mom & Dad all day long,
all week long, all the time! Hats off to
them…. They are definitely an unsung hero.
It’s exhausting, totally exhausting and I have only played the roll for
not even two months.
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| This girl has the most beautiful profile!! |
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| Licking her giant lollipop from Christmas! |
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| Zoom zoom!! |
The first part of the winter was great! We were outside almost every day playing in
the snow. Our neighbors have a golf cart
that they would hook sleds up to and pull around. I would be in the kitchen working and see them
outside and think if I was younger I would be running for the door to go
play! Glad that we have kids!! Of course we used Makenzie as an excuse to go
for a ride too! (She did WANT to… but
she was very very serious on her ride!)
Even Miss Madison got to come.
In January the temps dropped BIG time. This past month and a half we really haven’t
been outside much. We have had major
wind with wind chills down to -30 degrees and the high temps for the day only
reaching the teens. That’s just not
something I am comfortable taking Makenzie out in. Schools have been closed a lot! At least once a week. Our school district has had 7 or 8 snow days.
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| On a day we got outside we made an igloo!! |
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| She is 3 foot 4 (for perspective!) |
I wouldn’t mind winter sticking around a little longer… and
I’m sure it WILL since we have feet of snow on the ground and 4 foot tall snow
banks and drifts over 5 feet. I just
want to get OUT in it and PLAY!!! Maybe
some sunshine! Little warmer temp? (ARE YOU HEARING THIS, MOTHER NATURE!?!?)
We’re pretty much quarantined to the driveway because the snow is so deep elsewhere
to walk thru. Haha! Our sledding hill Matt made from plowing has
turned into a GIANT mountain that is as wide as our house!
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