Virtual Coffee

Hello! It's freezing outside, so hurry up and grab a mug. I've got a full pot of coffee waiting for you!

If you were really here having coffee with me...you'd notice that Elisabeth is home. That would be because she has another snow day. It's 2 degrees with a high of 5 and a -14 degree wind chill. Oh, and 3-5 inches of snow coming our way to fall on top of the snow we already have. She hasn't had a normal week of school in ages.
While we sat and sipped our coffees...I'd tell you that Evan took took the girls to a Daddy & Daughter Dance at our YMCA on Saturday night. He took Elisabeth last year and this year Julia joined them.
I took pictures of them all dressed up, sent them on their way and then watched a movie while they were gone. It was lovely. Evan sent me pictures and texts to tell me that Julia was being a grump. She wouldn't dance, didn't like the refreshment choices and wasn't keen on all the people that were there. She sat in a corner and rolled around on the floor the whole time. Elisabeth, of course, had a blast. She loves it when Evan swing dances with her and flips her all around.

So, when they finally came home, I asked Julia how the dance was. "It was veddy fun!" She told me about how she did the chicken dance (she did not) and that she danced with Evan (not voluntarily). I guess she wasn't as grumpy as she looked.

I am very done with feeling trapped in my own home. Yes, I do get out to run errands and whatnot, but I want to go on walks outside again and go to the park and plan days around being outside. And this wind, this bitter wind, is just miserable.
I'd offer you another cup of coffee because I'm just not ready for you to leave yet...because when you leave then I'll need to start on my to-do list and I just don't want to. One of the main things involves sorting through little girl clothes that need to go into their appropriate tubs in the basement. When we first moved here, there was no rhyme or reason to how Elisabeth's old clothes were thrown into tubs. Since our dining room was void of furniture, I literally dumped every article of clothing and sorted them into tubs according to size from newborn all the way to 6x. It took me a full week. Now, when Julia grows into the next size, it is most convenient to just find the next tub of clothes, but when she and Elisabeth out grow clothes, then I have to find the appropriate tub to put the clothes back into or buy a new one. It's just not fun. It's not hard either, but I'm one of those people that will put off a pretty simple task because the thought of it makes me grumpy. I'm super fun and efficient.

I will say, though, that it is sweet to find the clothes that we loved seeing Elisabeth in and putting Julia in them. When we decide to have baby #3, part of me does hope it's another girl just to see her in these clothes all over again. Of course, if we do end up with a boy, then he'll be decked out in all of Ethan and Owen's clothes and that will be just as fun!

Before you leave to fight those cold temperatures...I would need to squeal with excitement that this Saturday, I will be in line to see Pioneer Woman in Denver. I will have my books with me for her to sign. I will have my camera charged and ready to go. I will have a small paper bag so as not to hyperventilate with excitement. Not only am I beyond thrilled to meet one of my favorite blogging/cooking people ever, but I'm going to a book signing which is something I've never done before but always wanted to do. I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course, I will tell you all about it afterwards. :)

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure and stop over at Amy's Lucky Number 13 and say hi to her and all the others having coffee with her today. See you next week!