A New Year Recommendation

I thought I would just send you over to girltalk for some great insight and encouragement about the new year. There is much food for thought in their short daily posts, why should I try to wax eloquent when I'm in the same boat as many of you wondering how to proceed from here! :)

"New Beginnings..."

I'll be posting some thoughts on the New Year, just like everyone else, I suppose. I haven't collected all those thoughts yet, however. So I'll "keep ya posted" on when that comes together. :)

Yet Another Ice Storm

Today's forecast is calling for, believe it or not, more ice and snow. Possibly an inch of ice! This will be the fourth ice storm already this winter, and it's only the first week of January! But, honestly, I don't mind that terribly much because I don't have to go out in it. Being a stay-at-home mom has its advantages at times. :) Snow, however, would be just a wee bit more fun for little children to play in than ICE! Right after the last ice storm I took the boys outside for half an hour so they could try to chop through some ice with their little shovels. But the wind was blowing so hard that huge ice chunks were dropping from the trees and hitting the ground like shattering glass! It was amazing to see, but dangerous to be anywhere near a tree. Needless to say, 30 minutes of slipping on the ice and being cornered in the back of our tiny yard away from the trees was quite enough! So, I'm hoping the tail end of today's storm produces a bit of snow for the kiddies to at least walk around in with their snow boots!

There is a positive to bad weather for me, though. I either get motivated to tackle a cleaning project in the house, OR I curl up with an extra cup of coffee or two and a good book for a few hours while the boys watch movies in their sleeping bags. I have a feeling that this winter is going to continue to provide opportunities for both these options!

Come to think of it, I have a miniseries to watch on DVD, too! My inlaws got me the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice for Christmas! It's a collector's set with a beautiful book of how it was produced and everything. That may just be what I decide to do today! Hope you all are able to stay warm and cozy wherever you are today, too!