The last few days have had us under Mother Nature's house arrest. The kids were back to school on Tuesday for one day after MLK holiday weekend which was extra long due to an extra day off last week after finals. By Wednesday morning a stormfront started rolling in and brought with it a little snow and a lot of rain that quickly turned to ice. No more going anywhere for 4 days. For any of us. I have loved it. It is a vacation that was unforeseen and therefore - unplanned. We were free to make it up as we went along.
Luke had a great air soft battle with friends, the neighbor boys come down to our hill in front of our house to fly down it on large colored plastic discs that double as rockets. Piles of snow pants and boots lay next to the wood stove. I am cooking broth from scratch from the turkey I roasted yesterday. Popcorn and Choffy are made on a regular basis. The house has been messy but smelled yummy. I gave Tim his anniversary present early (Adele's 21 CD) so that he could listen to it while he reads. (And we LOVE it.) Bedtimes and morning routines loosely followed. Orthodontist appointments rescheduled, church activities cancelled. Nothing I HAVE to do. I will have that again next week. I will always have that to go back to.
Time has slowed down. We have to check with each other to remember what day of the week it is. We have just been able to be present in the moment. I will have to send Mother Nature a thank you note.
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