Our entertainment

We've had a lot of time at home lately between snow days and now Christmas vacation. One of our entertaining items is the beautiful amaryllis my husband bought me! We've had so much fun watching it grow from a simple bulb to a gorgeous flower that has opened up more than we expected! I guess that simple growth and beauty during the winter really lifts our spirits!  

Snow day fun!

Last week my kiddos had 3 snow days in a row. Day 1: I was excited... I had a craft planned, the groceries purchased, etc. Day 2: I was thinking I was running out of "tricks up my sleeve" but we stayed busy. Day 3: I was thinking "oh boy, think of something fun and do it quick!" We had literally stayed inside for 2 full days (day 1 was too wet to go sledding and day 2 was too frigid cold to sled) so by day 3 we really needed to get out. So without driving anywhere, I needed a plan. Thankfully, we live behind Target! It was still a VERY cold walk over but worth it! I challenged my kiddos to find the best "treasures" they could for $2.00. We had a lot of fun walking around, just taking our time since we had nowhere we had to be. My son, of course, had a plan to find a toy with his money. My daughter, on the other hand, wanted to be more creative. Here is what they came up with!  

Taylor with her "groovy" glasses!                  Austin with his matchbox cars!

Locks of LOVE!

Taylor had been growing her hair out for quite some time in order to donate it to Locks of Love. Well, the haircut date could not get scheduled soon enough for me! (her hair was looking so stringy) Taylor wanted to schedule her haircut during Christmas break so she could go back to school with her new look. I knew I couldn't handle looking at that hair that much longer. So I, thankfully, was able to convince her to get it cut during Thanksgiving break. Taylor was unsure about losing all that length, but it didn't take long for her to see how much fun she can have with her shorter look! And in all seriousness, I'm so proud of her for donating her hair to help someone in need! I keep picturing a young cancer patient who will get to use Taylor's hair as their wig!

                                                                    Before

                                                        After - YEAH!

Wow... its been awhile, hasn't it?

I have not blogged in so long! Shame on me! It's not because our family hasn't done anything exciting, just the opposite! We stay very busy! It is very difficult for me to take the time to blog! But a couple snow days and my new, fast computer and I'm ready to get back to blogging! So along with posting family updates and photos, I think I should do a Mary Kay giveaway www.marykay.com/msurrena in the near future! 
So, Happy Snow Day to you! It's good to be back! :-)