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 depart 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 each 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% accountable for my driveway. I had no thought what I used to be doing so I copied the neighbors by pushing the snow out. Boy was it quite a lot of work! However form of satisfying and positively a exercise.
However then the subsequent day, the plows had blocked me again in with a mountain of rock-solid ice. I bribed Mazen to assist me chip by means of it. We needed to borrow a steel shovel from neighbors, and truthfully we might have used an ice decide.
The boys had a number of enjoyable exterior as ordinary. We went to the varsity for sledding, however the most effective sledding was really simply down our avenue, which is on a giant hill. They went fairly quick!
Typical brief sleeves in 20 levels!!!
Snow Pod
We had some guests who had been all inside strolling distance. That made the present day slightly extra enjoyable!
Inside Actions
The boys alternated sledding with a number of indoor actions. Birch and I baked a cake!!
And I even obtained each boys to assist make sheet pan hen 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 hen angel hair
Different inside actions – we constructed a fort
And performed video video games
Puzzled!
My favourite wood puzzles
Lil Exercise
I additionally escaped to the neighborhood fitness center on day two for slightly psychological well being break!
I had slightly bourbon : )
Birch and I each obtained 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 realize, in a rental you may’t precisely simply name an electrician to put in lighting, and beneath cupboard lights are one in every of my favourite methods to raise a kitchen.
These lights are:
- Wi-fi – they stick on with robust 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
- Totally different codecs: they arrive in sconces, bars, and strips!
Charging them earlier than placing beneath the cupboards:
I’m obsessive about how good they make my area look!!!! Examine them out right here.
Keep heat, keep cozy!
One other fan of the Nod Pod!
