I was thinking..........

In my younger days I would have gone back to sleep, but now once I am up I am up for the day. Our snow finally stopped falling. We had a very light dusting last night, but it is calm and not snowing this morning. It needs to stay that way because I have a hair appointment at 3 this afternoon and she lives across town at least a 30 minute drive on dry pavement. Fingers crossed the snow doesn't start back up again.

@Juliaacv It can start up after your hair appointment...

@snowy22315 I did really well getting there on time, and her little end of the street was even plowed. I was super impressed.

As long as the days here are above 10c I'm ok with freezing nights when I'm under warm covers.

Yes, I know that dessert areas can have extreme cold because there isn't the vegetation that we have to hold in the heat. We are below freezing day and night time these days. But it is alright, this is Canada and this is January.

@rebelann I always kick the blankets off of me, but my hubby is always wanting more. Tonight I folded a quilt in half lengthwise and put it on his side so that he can feel as comfortable sleeping as I do.

That sounds like such a great day you spent with your Mom. Days like that are rare, but provide us with such unique and precious memories. Ron couldn't even make it to our son's place today to watch the girls. The city didn't have the road crew out clearing the snow and he was driving 13 km before he saw 1 too many vehicle spin out and he turned around, and returned home. He worked on his black, grey and white jigsaw puzzle today, he enjoyed doing that. I had a feeling that his eyes might start to bother him since there is such little colour in that puzzle so I asked him about lasagna, and he loves to make it, and made one this afternoon between working on his puzzle. I am waiting for our son to facetime us with the girls. Willow was really sad that Grandpa wasn't coming over today and that playgroup was cancelled. He misses them terribly. These 2 little dolls won't lie down in the snow to make snow angels in their snowsuits or will they kneel down to start a snowball for a snowman. They will throw it around, mostly at Grandpa so far this winter. He doesn't turn his back on them in the snow or they will throw snow at him or up in the air so it lands on his head. They giggle when they do that.

@Juliaacv .......That's so nice that they do that for their employees. Some folks are lucky to get to work from home. Depends on the job.

My daughter-in-law works for the federal government, they like to complain about alot of things, but paid time off when your daycare provider cannot watch your children is amazing. She is lucky. Since I work from home I wouldn't get any time off for the weather. Even if the power were out, I would need to go into the office to work.

I would do both over the course of the day I would imagine.

@Juliaacv have Harper and Willow learned the art of building a snowman?

@RasmaSandra Yes and no. They are little divas when it comes to being out in the snow. They don't want to kneel down in their snowsuits to roll the balls, which is how you have to start a snowman. They will help you, by watching and throwing the snow around but they won't make a snowman on their own. They won't even lie on their back in the snow to make angels, and when they go over to their sandbox and cannot move the sand because it is frozen, they are less happy.

If I knew in advance, I would sleep in a bit, but once I am up for the day I am up.

@Juliaacv I know what you mean.

After I posted this I thought of you and realized that you work in a job where you get snow days.

@Juliaacv Without threat of losing pay or the job.

It would be nice to have a day just given to us on the spur of the moment for us to enjoy as we see fit.

My husband retired 2 years ago next month, and he is busier now than ever before.

You're such a lucky duck.

I never really liked snow days as a kid. We were bused about 10 miles into a city school. There were not alot of students bused in. My Dad, being a farmer, after he fed the cattle in the morning would pile my 3 brothers and I into the pick up truck and drive us all into school so that we wouldn't get behind in our school work. At the end of the day Dad's truck would be visible from the playground for us to go and pile back into the truck. 5 people in a pick up truck, with lunchpails and books and obviously not enough seatbelts, but that wasn't a concern in the 70's.

I like the way you think, I love a quick little 20 minute nap.

I didn't know that you played musical instruments, which do you play?

@Beestring You are a very talented artist.

@Juliaacv Piano and guitar. When I play guitar, I sometimes sing along as well. I also love singing.

I can only dream of such a day.

I would enjoy a nice little 20 minute nap.