Splash in the Rain Puddles

In light of yesterday's post....this happened overnight.   A little less than a half inch of snow.  And yes.....brace yourself my ohio peeps ...that is grounds for no school.  Which resulted in this... Very happy boys, fully clothed in snow gear at 8am.  The upside?  They are happy together....coming up with their snow removal plan.  Which basically means that Jack is telling Chase exactly how things are going to go down :).  So here they go... May this snowfall bring us a few hours of getting along with each other.  Happy snow day!

Oh winter.  We find ourselves here again.  as we do every year around this time.  I am so completely done and over you.  And you insist on sticking around for several more months.  I'm longing for the days where I can say "let's go outside and play!".....and then we just go.  we do not need 3 hats, 3 coats, 3 pairs of gloves, 6 shoes, one extra pair of socks for mommy and a giant wad of tissues to wipe the continuous runny noses.  :)  Flip flops.  the end.  that's where I want to be.  And yet, here I am.   and winter has just begun.  May it go as quickly and painlessly as possible. This is what happens when we are stuck inside for too long.  we pull out our blanket dance floors.  So thankful for inside space where they can freely bounce off the walls.   Celebrating with Buckeye nation this morning!  National Champions!!  Way to go Bucks!!!

This is me and my grandma.  She has been enjoying heaven for several years now, but what I wouldn't give to ask her one question.  "How did you do it?!"  When she passed away, I was a mom of an infant and a 3 year old.  I had not yet experienced the days where motherhood felt like an uphill battle.  We were just entering the days of constant discipline, correction, and the sudden belief that mommy always wanted an opinion on what she was asking to be done.  It wasn't until her funeral that I learned from my dad that he could not recall a time when grandma raised her voice at them.  And trust me, this was not because she had mild mannered, perfectly behaved children.  She raised 4 ornery boys and 5 spirited girls.  Yes, 9 children.  NINE!  and not one voice raising?  I've fallen far below that standard for sure.  It's my resolution for the New Year to have more patience and understanding with my boys....to attempt to be more like grandma :)  She loved the Lo