Snow Day

Now I know that many of you who are farther north won't think our weather down here merits school closings, but for SW Ohio - it was a heck of a lot of snow! We got over six inches this afternoon - they closed a few schools, sent some home early and even closed some businesses early (Eric was sent home at 3pm). We're still loving it up here, believe it or not. Yes, it's cold and snowy in the winter but we know that the spring, summer and autumn come too! :)

As for me, my boss would rather that I err on the side of caution, so I stayed home and hung out with Mozart and worked on the paperwork that always gets put off till the last minute because I never find the time to get it done.

Mozart just LOVES the snow! He goes crazy outside, rooting around in it, burying his nose then throwing it up in the air and rolling around in it. I even tossed his ball with him for awhile this afternoon. It's a bright red rubber ball that is usually soft and squeaky, but since it's SO cold, it was frozen solid and all squished up from him chomping down on it. It was pretty funny to see him chase this thing around.

I've started cooking a lot more now that Eric is home for dinner every night. Lately I've been experimenting with soups. I've never in my life made soup before this year. If it didn't come from a can that said Progresso or Campbell's, I was at a loss. But I got brave and asked the moms and grandmoms in my life for advice and guidance and have successfully prepared two soups. My first was a vegetable beef and the second was a chicken noodle. Thanks to Grandma for not laughing too hard at me when she found out I added an entire bag (yes, a pound!) of noodles to my broth! Oops - now I know for next time.

Actually, I shared some of the soup with our neighbors tonight(we have a TON) and in return, she shared a serving of her homemade fried rice. We visited with them last week and I think she and I are going to get together to exchange cooking tips and recipes later this month.

Hope everyone is staying warm and cozy...even you Florida folks that are getting uncharacteristically cold weather.