Happy Monday! I’m starting the week with Holly and all of you! I hope you’ll link up with us for Hello Monday!
We had a great weekend! Friday was pretty chill, Saturday was productive, and Sunday was a snow day. It was just what we needed!
Jeff had to work late on Friday and Jack went to a friend’s house after practice. I got my Valentine’s Day bin out of the shed and decorated a little. Thanks for the inspiration Amy! I also got the shovels and sleds out of the shed so we were ready for the weekend’s snowstorm.
I picked Luke up after his practice and we just chilled at home. It was great!! I enjoyed this flavored water while I did a few word searches. It tastes just like a drink they offer you when you walk into a tropical all-inclusive resort.
On Saturday, we all slept in a bit and eased into the day. I walked on the treadmill because it was really cold. Then Luke and I got ready to go to his swim meet. We left pretty early because we were going to pick up our glass projects from last weekend. They turned out wonderfully!! Luke made a jellyfish paperweight, Jack made a tall glass, Jeff made a short glass, and I technichally made a spoon rest but I am going to use it as a little jewelry dish.
Then we went to a local Baltimore grocery store that has the best sandwiches in their deli for the meet. When the boys have swim meets at one of our local universities, we ALWAYS get sandwiches from Eddie’s. Luke swam three events and did ok but he had fun with his buddies! He has been dropping time left and right, so it made sense that he didn’t get all best times again on Saturday. I was an on-deck marshall with a radio and had a great seat for cheering on the swimmers. I also got to read a good bit between swims.
Jack and Jeff went to the golf simulator with one of Jack’s buddies and my dad met them there. We all met up at home and made sure all the devices were charging and the portable chargers were fully charged before heading to bed.
We were up around 8 on Sunday morning. That’s a little late for us but our room was so dark. Snow had already started falling and our skylight was completely covered. My one goal for the day was to watch the entire CBS Sunday Morning show in my pajamas on the couch. Mission accomplished! I finished one book and started another. I did a little knitting, too. I got really cozy under my electric blanket for most of the day.
We had two family shoveling sessions – so much fun! The boys helped some neighbors shovel, too. The snow was super powdery and then turned into the consistency of the ice powder at the bottom of a bag of ice. It was heavier than I was hoping, but we got it done. Luke made a fort in the big snow piles and stayed out to play for a while.
I hopped on the treadmill to finish one episode and watch another one of Emily in Paris. I even did a little running for the first time in a while. It felt great!
I decided to make a drink after I was finished exercising and shoveling. This is one of my favorite summer drinks, but they are strong so it is good to have on a stay home night. I added a summer cup, too, even though our coasters are encouraging the winter.
We had a meatball subs for dinner and they were warm and delicious on a snowy night. Chili is on tap for tonight! We finished watching football together after dinner and I typed this post.
I was supposed to have a teacher work day today and we have a snow day instead. The boys were supposed to have school and they have a snow day, too. I was happy to shine the snow day signal pretty early on Sunday.
How pretty are our lights on the fence in our backyard? I love them in the snow!
I am hopeful that we don’t lose power with all the ice and wintry mix that is forecasted. I have no idea when we will go back because it’s pretty icy and the temperatures are supposed to sink into the single digits so the salt won’t work so well. I’m ready to start my day today in pjs watching the Today show. My day plan includes reading, exercise, knitting, and working on my reading blog post for tomorrow. If you blogged today, be sure to link up with us below. Have a great snowy day full of sunshine and books!
