We had a very, very snowy day today. It
came down in big flakes all day! We were cozy warm inside and
everyone was happy. Good times. The most noteworthy thing for
today though, is that Eve said “I love you” to me!! :) She’s
said it to Aunt Joyce and says it all the time to Alan
(“Where’s daddy? Love daddy”) but so far has never said it to
me. Today I said, “I love you, Eve” and she said “I love you”
with a big grin! Good enough for me! It made me happy all day.
Silly little things, but important nonetheless.

This is
from a few days ago when we went out to play on a sunny
day.

We went
out in the big falling snow today to shovel the driveway. Every
time I shovel the driveway (for the past 3 winters!) I have a
secret fantasy that one of my neighbors with a snowblower will
offer to help. They’re always out there with their snowblowers
and I’m shoveling snow as fast as I can in a desperate effort
to get the driveway clear before one of the kids ends up in
tears. Well today my neighbor across the street offered to
help!! I was thrilled! I had most of the driveway done when he
came out, but he did the end of the driveway where I didn’t get
to last time and where the snowplow creates mountains of dirty
snow…. basically the hardest part. He also did some around
the mailbox and up one side so we could get the other car out.
Very cool!! With his help I even had time to shovel off the
porch and take a walk with the kids up the street to “check on
the fire hydrant.” And we made it back inside with NO TEARS!
Good times!

This is
from today. Not so sunny, but still lots of
fun.

I like
that they are little enough to appreciate a snowbank slide. We
don’t even own sleds and they don’t even know it. Lex made this
slide (and another on the other side of the garbage can and a
third on the other side of the driveway) and they both had a
blast with them.

PS. I have to say that I really don’t mind
shoveling the driveway. I like to complain about it, but I also
like doing it :) Good calorie burn! The snowblowers are loud
and stink like gasoline, so even if we could afford one we
probably wouldn’t buy one. I told Alan my story today and he
said someday we will have a quiet, non-stinky electric one.
I’ll be shoveling until then :)

PSS. I’m
currently using 99% of my available photo space for blogger.
I’m gonna have to figure something else out pretty quick or no
more photos!