A Blender Disaster

The kids were home yet again today and I will have to admit that when I ventured out on the roads after 10 a.m. this morning, they were still far from clear and not great for driving. It was the first time that I had really been out in days though and we were in desperate need of some groceries and I was in desperate need of some time ALONE! So, I hit Krogers hard and came home with lots of good supplies.

While out, I was reminded that all of this beautiful is not always so beautiful. The big, ugly piles of dirty snow along the roads and in the parking lots made me happy to return home and admire the view of our house in the sunshine.


We finally had a day of sunshine and no new snow so the kids all got together with various friends and had a good time playing and sledding.


This afternoon, Tabitha had a couple of friends over and they decided to make chocolate shakes. Unfortunately, they removed the blender jar improperly while it was still spinning and we had chocolate shake all over the kitchen! The floor, the walls, the baseboards, even inside the cupboards! What a mess. They were great about buckling right down to clean it up however so I couldn't be too mad. They were also extremely apologetic. I'm sure that we will continue to find chocolate splashes for years to come but for now, it looks pretty good (if you don't look too closely).
Surely they will go back to school tomorrow, right????