The Goal

Blogs are a nice way to keep track of the events of your life.

So my goal is to update at least weekly, daily being the ideal, and to include a tidbit of current events, a tidbit of what our family did each day, and anything else of interest.

Today the weather is unseasonably warm, south winds blowing, snow melting. The kids went out to dig out the ice bank so we won't have a skating rink at the foot of our driveway. We have to keep the gutter clear to let the water drain or we end up with a sheet of solid ice right where you need traction to get in and out of the driveway.

So, with all this warmth, is there a storm coming? Wait! Let me check it out at weather.com!

Waiting.........

40% chance of rain this afternoon; 100% chance of snow by 11 p.m., snowing through the night, tapering off until about 9 a.m. tomorrow, then the rest of Saturday should be sunny--PERFECT for sledding!

Hannah and I went grocery shopping today. Ian sent money and had me buy him an aquarium. We haven't had an aquarium set up in the house for YEARS!! He says he's going to force Dad to take him shopping tomorrow for fish. Fish are friends, not...

No, no, no. Never mind.

What I meant to say was, Fish are FUN.

Tonight is movie night. Our family has a weekly movie night. We've been doing it for years. The kids take turns picking the movie, we buy candy bars and drinks, have popcorn if we want, and watch the movie together. It's something that's almost sacred in our house, something we all enjoy, something we all look forward to.

At this point I'm going to put in a plug for Netflix. The really are a great service at a great price. We've been pleased as punch with their selection, their service, the ease of use, everything. No more driving to Hollywood Video or Blockbuster, no more late fees, no more rushing to take movies back, no more wasting time browsing through an abysmally limited selection of films. AWESOME!!