Geesh it’s been cold this weekend. We have snow on the ground and bitter cold temperatures. The roads are mostly clear in our neighborhoods, and it only took an extra 20 minutes to get to work this morning with very slow traffic but no school buses ,as it is a school holiday.
We actually got to ride on sleds yesterday for a little while. The kids were grabbing anything they could ride on – even big cardboard boxes that were flattened were good for sliding down the little hills at the elementary school.
Thank goodness for my ski gear – I stayed dry and warm except for my nose, which always turns bright red and starts running when I’m outside in the cold. < <Sigh > > it’s been a long time since we went to a proper ski resort. Miss that.
We came home just before dark and searched the pantry for hot chocolate. I could have sworn I had a box of Swiss Miss on the shelf. Couldn’t find it, so I made hot chocolate from scratch: real milk, real chocolate, and some little marshmallows that I keep on hand to make those Rice Krispie treats every now and then for the kids. Well, OK – us grown ups like them, too. It was kinda fun having the kids unwrap all those Hershey Kisses to use for the chocolate. Everyone in the kitchen working together and chatting about silly things. That was the best part of the whole weekend for me.
The kids watched movies and played on the Playstation until bedtime. Hubby and I watched the finale of the Great Race. It was a surprise finish and I SOOO wish we could participate in the next race. Imagine going all over the world and competing in those exotic treasure hunts and relay races! I would love to do that and if I started training with a month or two’s notice, I could give the other teams a run for the money!
It will be interesting to see what shape the house is in when I get home from work. Hubby is “watching” the kids. I suspect the kids will be over at friends’ houses and gone most of the day. Wonder what he’s fixing for dinner?
