There is nothing better than getting a text message at 5am telling you to go back to bed because school has been canceled! I was really starting to wonder when I went to bed last night because even though our local news was stating that we had a 50% chance of no school today, the snow that was supposed to have begun around rush hour still hadn't started. It must have been a little late blooming but that's ok, it did its job. About 6-7 inches of the soft white stuff fell in our area which was enough to cancel classes for the day. Happy Friday to me!
Not so happy Friday was then dealing with five kidlets that wanted to do nothing but fight and argue. Pickle was bored and restless because school had been canceled leaving him with "nothing to do". Punk picked up on Pickle's mood since that's what little brothers do and proceeded to mope around the house as well. Peanut and SweetPea, being the only sisters here, decided that their time was best spent picking fights with each other. And poor little PorkChop, determined not to be outdone by anyone, took to throwing things at his siblings in a vain attempt to claim the title of biggest pain.
So what's a mom to do? Bundle everyone up and tell them its time for some manual labor. Driveway and sidewalk needed to be shoveled, a path needed to be made to the garbage/recycling bins, our outdoor kitties needed to have fresh food and a supply of water, along with a makeshift shelter to keep them dry. Pickle took to the sidewalks, while I started to tackle the drive. PorkChop grabbed a rake and happily moved snow back onto the driveway while SweetPea used a broom to knock even more snow back onto the drive. Peanut was nice enough to grab a sand bucket and proceeded to make snow castles right in my path and was even nice enough to cry heartily when I knocked them down. Punk just stood around looking appropriately broody with his hands in his pockets, announcing every few minutes that it was cold outside.
But at least we all got out of the house and into the fresh air. Everyone was constructive enough to stop bickering for almost an hour. And we managed to get most of the drive done before hubby made it home from out of state. I would say that Mission "Keep Mom Sane" was a success!
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So what's a mom to do? Bundle everyone up and tell them its time for some manual labor. Driveway and sidewalk needed to be shoveled, a path needed to be made to the garbage/recycling bins, our outdoor kitties needed to have fresh food and a supply of water, along with a makeshift shelter to keep them dry. Pickle took to the sidewalks, while I started to tackle the drive. PorkChop grabbed a rake and happily moved snow back onto the driveway while SweetPea used a broom to knock even more snow back onto the drive. Peanut was nice enough to grab a sand bucket and proceeded to make snow castles right in my path and was even nice enough to cry heartily when I knocked them down. Punk just stood around looking appropriately broody with his hands in his pockets, announcing every few minutes that it was cold outside.
But at least we all got out of the house and into the fresh air. Everyone was constructive enough to stop bickering for almost an hour. And we managed to get most of the drive done before hubby made it home from out of state. I would say that Mission "Keep Mom Sane" was a success!
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