When it rains.....

It freezes to the ground . At least that's what it does here in MN. The last week has been crazy- between the freezing rain, wind, and snow, and Emily being home with the chicken pox, life has been a little crazy. Add to that Shawn being gone for the last 5 days (To warm and sunny Pheonix) and you end up with some crazy homebound fun.

Now, Em is on the mend- but still out until Monday, there's no more snow, and Shawn comes home tonight so things are looking up. I'd show you some pics of our week but our camera is in Pheonix with Shawn.....

Giant Macaroni

One of Emily's birthday presents was the Movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. CWACM was one of my all time favorite books as a child and I expected to dislike the movie since it wasn't true to the book, but actually, I loved it. So, Sunday afternoon Lily looks out the window and says, "Mommy look at the giant Macaroni!!!" So, I look at the window wondering what she thinks she is seeing, and there, in our yard, is what looks to be a rather large elbow macaroni. In fact, it is the same color and shape of the elbow macaroni in the sensory table at preschool. I immediately realize that despite the resemblence, in actuality it is not a piece of macaroni, but the top of the red ornament handle in our front yard. The same one in this picture. The snow is now so high in our front yard (pics to come soon) that only the very top of the handle of the red ornament is still showing. All 3 ornaments are totally buried in our front yard under

feet of snow. I wonder how long until we see them again- and if the weight of all that snow is going to pop them.......