The Blizzard of 2013. In Massachusetts, we are so used to the forecasts that predict we will be snowed in for days that when another comes, it usually goes by dropping a relatively small amount of snow and our schedule goes on without a hiccup. This was different. We really did get a ton of snow, 2.5 feet to be exact. Some towns around us got almost 3 feet.
Both Hubster and myself are the type of people that as soon as we can get out of the house, especially after a storm, we get out, even if for a quick ride to the store. But, this time, there was a driving ban in place, punishable with up to a year in prison or a $500 fine. Needless to say, we were not venturing out. It's not that we don't like spending time at home together as a family, its just that we don't like the idea of being told we can't leave and HAVING to stay somewhere. Stubborn asses, I know.
We went out to shovel and Dillan came with us, but he is entirely not a fan of the snow and cold so he spent majority of the time sheltered in the garage. Playing in the snow is never an option in this house, maybe with the next one.
So, what did we do with our time.... ? Crafts. Lots of crafts. The first one we did was painting. I drew on white paper with white crayon, also known as the "magic" crayon. Then, Dillan painted over the drawings with water colors to revel what was magically hidden. Our sub-par results...
The next craft was Valentine's Day gifts for Grandma. We made Dillan Hugs. We traced Dillan's hands on construction paper and cut them out. Then, we measured finger tip to finger tip with ribbon. We glued the hands on each side of the ribbon and added some hearts. We included a little note so Grandma understands she is holding a homemade hug from Dillan :) Of course, we practiced on Daddy's Valentine.
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