Please note: This was the little guy’s first time in the snow on his own to play and explore the wonders of snow.
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Happy Chanukah 2008
Chanukah officially started last night . At sundown, we lit our menorah and watched the candles burn. The boys each received a small present and later we had cookies that were baked while snowed in. It was a very quiet day thanks to the excitement from the previous night. Thankfully the little guy is recovering well. We head to the doctor tomorrow afternoon for a concussion follow up to see if there is anything that he wants done.
Today we will hang out in the house, probably a pajama day. The boys already have a favorite activity that they can enjoy together. Check them out with one of their new Chanukah presents.
Of course maybe we will try to play a little game of dreidel. Just in time for the season, JSL had a new word. Here he is saying it in a very short video.
To all of those celebrating Chanukah, may you have a wonderful Festival of Lights. Here is a little something that I found thanks to Twitter that you may also enjoy: The Differences Between Christmas and Chanukah. This may be from 2005, but it is still fabulous and I had to share.
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Ice, ice and more ice baby
Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the Mr. Linky there if you are participating. Th
Aloha #26
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My question for this week:
Do you like the cold and winter weather?
Today’s question is inspired by the mess that has taken place outside over the last 24 hours. It started with rain, moved onto sleet and freezing rain. Over night it was horrible. You could hear the ice pellets pounding on our house. The power flashed off at least twice and is still flickering now. No school today for kindergarten kid since trees and power lines are down all over. To say that it is bad would be an understatement. They said on the news that this is one of the worst ice storms that we have had in a very long time. My guess is some spots have close to an inch of ice on them. Imagine that on a tree or power line, it is not a good situation.
Here are photos taken this morning:
1. Front walk way is skating rink, 2. Ice layer on tree out front, 3. Another tree out front and neighbor’s car, 4. Grass coated in ice in back yard, 5. Tree making me nervous in back, 6. Ice coating wires and tree by garage
The answer to my question is that I admire the beauty of snow, but hate ice. There is no such thing as driving or walking safely on it. Now I sit here and worry about hubby as he walks out the door to commute to work. Hopefully a lot of people are home today and the roads are treated well. I also worry about the trees near here under the weight of the ice. Hubby said a lot are down just a block away from here (one on a parked car). It is going to be an "interesting" day.
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The start of snow season ’08-09
Ugh! The weather outside is going to be beyond frightful for the next 24 hours. I am not too sure why I am surprised about this. It is December, and I do live in an area known for snow, ice and freezing temperatures. I suppose I was hoping that the little bit of frozen precipitation that we received Sunday morning was just a cruel joke.
I guess the joke was on me. Nothing really stuck around on Sunday, just the cold temperatures. However, it seems to have been a prequel of things to come for today into tomorrow. Kindergarten kid just left for school with JL and there are already flurries in the sky. Much to my horror JL mentioned that the walk way is already slick.
The meteorologists are predicting 3-5 inches of snow in our area. That is really nothing, but the snow is the least of it. This will not include the severe icing that is also expected. I would be fine on the road driving in this weather if I was alone. Call me paranoid, but I worry about other drivers losing control and not playing it smart on the ice. Cars are not meant to drive on ice and this time of year is a rude reminder of that.
I will leave extra early to pick up the kindergarten kid this afternoon, but reports now are saying that the icy mess will really be bad at that point. Of course once back home with the boys I will then have to worry about JL coming home from work. His commute is pretty far and over a lot of bridges that will freeze up more.
Ah, just the life of a worry wart during snow season!
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