At 7:03 this house erupted with hoops and hollers and cheers. No one seemed to care that it was my birthday and old women are supposed to sleep in on their birthdays. I had tried to make it clear last night that no matter how much snow was on the ground, no one was going outside until 10. I guess everyone forgot that because only seconds after walking into my room, people were asking if they could go outside.
Now even though the kids were extremely noisy this morning, they were pretty sweet. They came into our room saying "Happy Birthday! It is a snow day!" That was sweet but I was already a bit bummed about our snow day because I really wanted more than a half an inch of snow.
We had breakfast-Graham was already wearing at least 6 layers of clothes. He looked like the michelin man. I finally made him take off a layer or two because I told him that I was not going to do a bazillion loads of laundry on my birthday.
I text the neighbors and they weren't coming out until 11 so that gave us some time to do history and science. They were thrilled! By 10:30, people were dressed in so many layers that you couldn't tell which Dennie kids was who. Socks, gloves, hats and scarves covered the mudroom floor.
When the clock did strike 11, people flew out the door like the house was on fire. Robby and I went out for a little bit-I took pictures and he threw snowballs. Once my hands were pretty much freezing, I headed back into the house. I tried my hardest to get Whitman to go in with me-when I finally mentioned Skittles he was right behind me heading into the house.
I unbundled myself and Whitman and we headed inside. I figured that the others would come in soon-but they didn't. They were playing hard and occasionally someone would come to the door asking for new dry gloves.
The kids did hang out in the garage for a bit and Robby served them hot chocolate and a snack. Around 2 they went inside the neighbors for a bit but after an hour or two, they were back outside until 5.
For Christmas Robby bought me a big ole pot and I filled it up tonight. I made chili mac and cheese and it was pretty good-which is a good thing because we have enough leftovers to feed us ALL week long. Nonna, Pops and Jason didn't even help us make a dent in in. I think that the kids liked it since some of them went back for seconds so the recipe is a keeper (though we will make a few adjustments.)
After eating, I opened a few presents-cash, a can opener, shirt and the game of Farkle from Robby. Jason brought me a Home Depot gift card and Nonna and Pops bought a dish and carrier and a magazine subscription. It was a pretty great birthday.
When everyone left, we put Whitman in bed and then we played Farkle with the kids. They were able to play and everyone had a good time-especially Graham who beat Reagan on the final roll.
The kids went to bed and Robby and I sat down for a few minutes before eating some birthday pie! (He had already bought me a spiced cider and a pie-which I have already eaten this afternoon-it was just a small one.)
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