Right here’s a recap of our icy week.
That’s the mountain above my new neighborhood. It was the one fairly factor about this previous weekend’s snow storm! Gosh I hate being trapped inside and remoted from the world. I couldn’t go away my driveway for 4 days, and college has been out all week.
I did lastly meet some neighbors although! We moved into this townhouse in November and the climate was already chilly sufficient that there weren’t lots of people to fulfill on entrance porches or the playground. However this weekend – everybody got here exterior to shovel! I met neighbors on either side and requested them in the event that they heard the boys yelling on a regular basis. I used to be so relieved to listen to neither one had!
This was additionally the primary time I used to be 100% liable for my driveway. I had no concept what I used to be doing so I copied the neighbors by pushing the snow out. Boy was it loads of work! However form of satisfying and positively a exercise.
However then the following day, the plows had blocked me again in with a mountain of rock-solid ice. I bribed Mazen to assist me chip by it. We needed to borrow a steel shovel from neighbors, and truthfully we may have used an ice choose.
The boys had numerous enjoyable exterior as regular. We went to the varsity for sledding, however the perfect sledding was really simply down our avenue, which is on an enormous hill. They went fairly quick!
Typical brief sleeves in 20 levels!!!
Snow Pod
We had some guests who have been all inside strolling distance. That made the present day a bit of extra enjoyable!
Inside Actions
The boys alternated sledding with numerous indoor actions. Birch and I baked a cake!!
And I even acquired each boys to assist make sheet pan rooster thighs.
Extra Meals
Pre-snow Domino’s as a shock for the boys:
Cozy breakfast
I’ve meals for a month with all this Fishwife! Shelf steady scrumptious fish. The tuna and salmon are filets in order that they really feel extra like one thing you cooked than the same old canned tuna. The flavors are nice too!
Pesto rooster angel hair
Different inside actions – we constructed a fort
And performed video video games
Puzzled!
Lil Exercise
I additionally escaped to the neighborhood health club on day two for a bit of psychological well being break!
I had a bit of bourbon : )
Birch and I each acquired haircuts proper earlier than the storm!
GlowRight Lights
And to make the temper additional cozy – I had the proper lighting! I’m SO IMPRESSED with GlowRight lights.
I’d seen them on Instagram earlier than, and was thrilled to get some for the brand new rental. As you understand, in a rental you may’t precisely simply name an electrician to put in lighting, and underneath cupboard lights are considered one of my favourite methods to raise a kitchen.
These lights are:
- Wi-fi – they stick on with sturdy adhesive
- Rechargeable – with a USB-C wire
- Fluctuate in shade temperature – from white to yellow
- Have a number of methods to activate and off: movement, door, hand wave
- Completely different codecs: they arrive in sconces, bars, and strips!
Charging them earlier than placing underneath the cupboards:
I’m obsessive about how good they make my house look!!!! Examine them out right here.
Keep heat, keep cozy!
One other fan of the Nod Pod!
