1/27/09

Well, our winter storm warning has been upgraded to an ice storm with possible power outages, which more snow to fall tomorrow.  If the power does go, I’ll be packing up the kids (somehow) and getting over to Mom’s and her wood burning fireplace immediately. 

Chloe and I both have our laptops out on the kitchen table, and I’ve got dinner going on the stove.  Hamburger helper and some veggies, nothing fancy.  Ben is snoozing in his bouncy seat, which is odd because he normally doesn’t like the bouncy too much. 

I decided much earlier today that I wasn’t going to do a darn thing to the house today.  No point, really, as Chloe would just have destroyed all my hard work after her nap.  Plus, all four of us are going to be snowed tomorrow so that means Aaron can help me with the housework.  He makes most of the messes around here anyway, or Chloe does while he’s watching her. 

Maybe if it’s not too cold tomorrow I’ll take my camera and go on a walk.  I’d like to get some nice pictures of the snow while its still nice and clean and smooth.  It seems like every time I go out lately I see great photographs everywhere I go, but I never have my camera with me, or I never have the time to stop.  I really need to start making a point to go out with my camera more, because I find when I do I’m always more happy with the results than I would have thought (the pictures I got from our IHOP breakfast are a good example of this).  I used to be really self-conscious of carrying a camera and snapping pictures when people were watching.  I’m slowly getting over that, though. 

*sigh* I just wish Aaron would hurry and get home from work.  The weather makes me sleepy, and all I want to to right now is retreat to the bedroom, curl up in bed with Ben and a book, and relax.