Aaaaaah, our first snowfall of the year! Besides the white stuff covering everything outside, this pile of snow gear laying atop our washing machine is the real indicator of winter in the Sackman house. For the next 3.5 months we'll have coats, gloves, hats, boots and wet socks strewn about our house.
Winter means at least 10 extra minutes required each morning in order to get out the house in appropriate clothing....at least one morning a week spent looking for a lost glove...making sure we put all the boots out to dry before the next day...mopping up the trail of melted snow that ends up covering the floors...and enduring the swish of snow pants that becomes like a constant white noise in the background.
I'm excited about skiing with the kiddos and some fun ski adventures we have in the works, but beyond that I could live without the cold, wind, icy, gray that seems to set in during these months....I'm a summer gal I've decided!
Anywhoos...I took advantage of the extra day off and headed to Spokane with my BGF's for some Xmas shopping...not the best roads to be driving in but Turner is the most experienced back roads driver and we arrived unscathed despite several cars off in the ditches. I made a decent dent in my shopping list and enjoyed a nice, relaxing girls day.
Returned to a clean house which husband and the kids worked on all day.....Jokes! The headed to the cabin with the other husbands and children for sledding, wood chopping, and 4 wheeling. So I came home to a total wipeout! Such is life... They had a great day, all kiddos got along beautifully, and he didn't ask how much money I spent! Perfect!
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