Month: February 2011 (Page 2 of 2)

Canceling church because of weather is the closest a nurse can come to having a snow day.  (I texted my mom that our church was canceled and she asked if it was for the weather or the superbowl.  What??  Uh, I don’t think that has ever happened, Mom.)  (I’m going to assume she was joking.)

  It’s been snowing since yesterday afternoon – thick, wet snow with a layer of ice underneath everything. 

We’re spending the morning doing very little.  Laundry, TV, playing.  We also send each other goofy things we find on the internet.  Like this and this and this.  I’ve discovered that Ben did not know who Anderson Cooper is, did not know about the Remix the Clips game on Jimmy Fallon, and has never seen rice krispies treats made with fruit pebbles.  It’s amazing how we can spend so much time together and still live in different spheres.

Last night we ordered Dominos pizza and watched OSS 117 on Netflix watch it now.  Dinner and movie without leaving the comfort of home!  Ok, I lied.  We only watched 57 minutes of OSS 117 because it was 10:30 at that point and apparently we are old people who can’t stay up very late anymore.  We’ll finish it later.  So far it’s pretty funny.  Like a French version of Hot Shots.

We’re trying to reach our friends to find out if the superbowl party this evening has been canceled too.  What am I going to do with 32 deviled eggs if it is?

We spent some Christmas money on new blinds for the living room.  Aren’t they lovely!?  They are faux wood blinds from Bali via Lowes.  They were having a sale, with free upgrades on the valence and cloth tape.  Score!  The biggest treat was paying for installation.  I felt the tug of penny pinching, that little voice in my head saying “you can do this!  Why pay someone else to do something you can install yourself?”  Well, little voice, BOO YA! Installed in 15 minutes while I was away at work this morning.  No need to fiddle with tools and balance precariously on couches while marking a level with pencil, or worry about entertaining the baby and keeping the dog at bay.  Let professional dude do what he does.  Merry Christmas, indeed! 

He taught himself to clap yesterday. It’s pretty darn cute.

I’m sick again.  AGAIN!  That’s three colds in as many months.  Jack started a runny nose a couple days before me.  What is it with kids and germs?  Before Jack came along I went 12-18 months between colds. 

I felt crappy and feverish this morning and called in sick at 4:55.  By 10 I felt a bit better and was very glad I took the day to rest.  With a high of -6 degrees, I couldn’t have picked a better day to stay home.  I spent a lot of time on the couch building a mountain of soggy tissues, watching Ben and Jack make each other giggle.  Perfect entertainment.