On the way home this afternoon, Forrest and his friends, Deaven and Payton, made a snow ball. They had to abandon it 1/2 block from our house as it got too big. Later in the day, Forrest begged me to go get the snow ball with him. So begrudgingly, I put on my boots, coat, gloves, and hat to go pick up this darn snow ball so he would stop bugging me. Low and behold, I cannot just "pick it up." You can guess what happened next...what a mother will do for her child! So Forrest and I begin rolling this thing to our house. Meanwhile, every foot or so, this ball is rapidly increasing in size. By the time we get it to the corner, we are really working hard. Out of the blue, two kind people from the neighborhood on yonder, offer to help. For 10 minutes, 3 adults and 1 child maneuver this thing out into the street, huffing and puffing, now rolling it up a slight incline to our driveway. We don't know these folks, but we do have a giant snow ball in our yard thanks to them!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Big, Bigger, Biggest
On the way home this afternoon, Forrest and his friends, Deaven and Payton, made a snow ball. They had to abandon it 1/2 block from our house as it got too big. Later in the day, Forrest begged me to go get the snow ball with him. So begrudgingly, I put on my boots, coat, gloves, and hat to go pick up this darn snow ball so he would stop bugging me. Low and behold, I cannot just "pick it up." You can guess what happened next...what a mother will do for her child! So Forrest and I begin rolling this thing to our house. Meanwhile, every foot or so, this ball is rapidly increasing in size. By the time we get it to the corner, we are really working hard. Out of the blue, two kind people from the neighborhood on yonder, offer to help. For 10 minutes, 3 adults and 1 child maneuver this thing out into the street, huffing and puffing, now rolling it up a slight incline to our driveway. We don't know these folks, but we do have a giant snow ball in our yard thanks to them!
Snow Day!
Today is a snow day! Not school, no plans, just a stay-in-doors-and-light-a-fire-kinda-day. We rarely get snow here so this is a real treat. It's cold, cold, cold. We Pacific Northwester's are utter weather wimps. In the summer when temperatures get into the 90's we all begin to melt. With cold temps, it's no difference. We all scramble to find our winter hats, gloves and warmest jackets. Let's not forget the mad dash to find our kid's snow pants and snow boots (worn only 1-2 times last year) only to find them 3 sizes too small! This is Forrest's and my conversation regarding snow boots: "Push" I say. "I am, I am, I'm doing the best I can. Mom these boots are way too small, they hurt." "No they're not, try harder!" I say. After investigative work, I realize the boots are a size 1 and Forrest is currently wearing size 4 shoes. Oops!
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