Mixed Nuts: Mother Nature thinks she is funny

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Mother Nature thinks she is funny

We woke up to more snow this morning. No - you are not seeing a repeat post. We got another 4 inches of snow over night, and we had to contend with that today. Again.

We were trapped in our house for awhile, though. Even though our gracious neighbor plowed our supersized driveway by 9am this morning, our other two neighbors (who share a driveway with us) weren't as quick. It is hard to explain, but there are 4 house and we all share one way out to the main road. And we don't own the part of the driveway that leads to the main road. We COULD plow it out. If we had a plow. It is quite big to shovel. So.....we had to wait it out.

Which meant we missed church. Not our first choice, but unfortunately, sometimes we rely on others so that we can get out.

Today we kept busy. I got a second wind with straightening out the house and cleaned out and straighted up all the drawers and closets in all three bathrooms. That was quite the job, but it is good to have it done. 3 garbage bags later, it looks nice and neat once again.

We did go outside this afternoon and play in the snow, but just for a short time. It is much colder today here, and very windy, so the kids weren't as anxious to stay out. Our playtime only lasted about an hour today. Just long enough for us to clean off the cars, shovel the steps, and sled down the hill a few times.

Mat improved the ramp, and the kids had a good time trying it out.

Finley was the first one to get sick of being outside. This is usually the first child to bail. And she hates the cold. While she doesn't mind the snow and asks to go out, if it isn't very warm, she doesn't want to be out long.