"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Day 5 of snow!

We are onto day five of snow and the third cancelled day of school for the week. Fortunately, Monday was a school holiday and Tuesday, Chloe had a two-hour late start (many districts canceled that day), but they sent the kids home at 1pm because of the snow that was coming down so quickly. So while they were only at school for two hours, it means they won't have to make it up! AND, school has just been cancelled for tomorrow too. That means Chloe had two hours of school this week and Cooper had none. Lucky for us, Justin worked short days on Monday and Tuesday and had snow-days of his own yesterday and today (all paid!). Maybe we'll luck out and he'll get to be home tomorrow too, but I think that might be pushing my luck!


The kids are still loving the snow and are definitely not tired of yet. I guess that is an upside to only getting severe winter like this once every 2 years or so. Today has been filled with sledding, video games, hot chocolate, homework (gotta keep the kids busy!), and even donut making! I love having the kids home but I'm sure I'll be happy to have them off to school when Monday rolls around!

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