Having a fireplace to back up to is a blessing.
You can never own too many pairs of long handles.
Kids really don’t miss the TV.
Summer sausage and chocolate chip cookies make tasty sandwiches.
It takes a half hour to get two kids dressed in five layers of clothes so they can enjoy 10 minutes of playing in the snow.
No matter how many times they freeze their fingers, kids just can’t resist picking up the snow.
It costs approximately $35 a day to run a fridge, a freezer, and a coffee pot.
Little kids never tire of beating grown ups at Go-Fish and Crazy 8.
Milk boots are not the greatest substitute for snow boots.
No matter how fast they outgrow them, coveralls really are a worthwhile investment.
Sleds and trees are a dangerous combination.
Wieners can be cooked to a tasty finish over the flame of a lit candle.
Icicles are fascinating to kids of all ages.
Both of our children may be video-game challenged, but they have no trouble understanding poker.
When someone offers you a hot shower, you graciously accept.
Making booty trails in the snow is prime entertainment for a three year old.
There’s something about sitting around all day that makes people increase their sleep cycle to 10 or 11 hours a night.
When else can you stand on the toilet, look out the back window, and cheer with pure joy every time a branch falls from the tree in the yard that is infamous for spoiling your would be homeruns?
Three inches of ice covered in two inches of snow on a flat driveway makes a great place to practice sliding head first.
Stay off the scales. Just don’t do it.
After three or four days, a mother can expect nightmares about the impending piles of laundry.
No matter how long you’ve been without power, you still flip the light switch every time you go into the bathroom.
And that’s All in a day’s work!
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