More Snow

It's been a snowy winter here in Arkansas and we are enjoying it. It came down all day on Friday and was so beautiful. The girls have been sledding the last couple of days but today we decided to build a snowman. Snow wasn't great for making a snowman so we decided to build a snow fort:
Jason, the girls and Eddie on the snow couch in the snow fort:

The side of the fort:

Picture through the back window:

This was from sledding yesterday. We went over to an empty neighborhood and pulled the sled behind the Jeep. I was driving and did a pretty good job of covering the family in snow.

This & That Thursday - January 14

Is there such a thing? If not, let's start it...Here is my This & That Thursday List:

• Have you donated to help relief efforts in Haiti yet? I texted HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross and it was so easy to do. If you haven't done it yet, please do if you have it to give!
• Mackenzie has gained over 10 pounds in the past month and a half - HOORAY! So, I realize she is almost a teenager and it's probably not cool for me to be talking about her weight but she knows how important it is to get to 50% BMI and she's working really hard (that magic little appetite enhancer pill has really helped), so she's excited too.
• CYSTIC LIFE! It's a great new site for CF patients and their family, friends and caregivers. I still need to work on my profile. It is going to be a great place to share information!
• We've got mail again. Last week with the poor road conditions our mailbox got in a fight with a car and lost. Jason put the new one in tonight. I love, love getting the mail and it has not been fun going to the post office to pick up. Why is it, that when there is a line out the door and only two postal workers working the counter, after a few minutes one (of the two) puts up the "next window please" sign and walks away?
• Peyton is selling Girl Scout cookies. Mackenzie was a Girl Scout for a while and Peyton would beg to sell cookies for her so she is loving it! If you live in NWA and would like some, she would be more than happy to put your name and order on her little form.

Pampered Chef Fundraiser for CFF

If you need anything from The Pampered Chef, there is a fundraiser going on now for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ALL of the free products earned will be used as Wine Opener silent auction items AND, the consultant - Carla Laing - will be donating ALL of her commission to the CFF!

If you'd like to order something, Carla's website is www.pamperedchef.biz/carlalaing. Click "Shop Online" then enter "Cystic" and "Fibrosis", then start your shopping for a great cause! If you live out of town, they have a direct ship option. If you'd rather just let me know what you want, I can add it to my order. They are closing the show on January 19.

If you live locally and would like to attend the show at the home of Karen Klane on Wednesday, January 13, let me know and I'll send you the evite.

Of course, if you have anything for the silent auction we would be so appreciative!

SNOW

I woke up around five this morning hoping to see the ground covered with the snow that had been predicted and hooray - it was there!
We were supposed to get quite a bit of snow Christmas Eve night into Christmas Day and although we did have a White Christmas, it wasn't nearly what they had predicted. Jason and the girls played in it some but there wasn't enough to do much. Mackenzie was REALLY disappointed. I think we played enough today to make up for it.

We all went to an empty hilly neighborhood near us and tried doing some sledding but the hills weren't steep enough to go very fast.

Towards the end the girls just wanted Jason to pull him around behind the Jeep.

We stopped at home, warmed up by the fire with soup and hot chocolate then headed over to try out the big hills at our friend's house.

We went to another empty neighborhood (with less hills) and I drove the Jeep with the big kid (Jason) and Peyton in the sled. Then we picked up pizza and came home - I thought to stay in for the evening but then Jason and Peyton went out to play and built this cute little snowman (snowgirl?).

Now they are all out there AGAIN! I'm sure tomorrow will bring more of the same. I'm excited the girls have a snow day, I wasn't ready for them to go back to school.