Peanut Butter!!

This might be a case of 'you had to be there' but it still makes me laugh.

Last night Amber and I were in the family room playing.  Sandi was cooking steak but needed ideas on what to combine with it.  Trouble was, the fridge was proverbially empty after using up all the meals planned for the week.  Making dinners out of 'nothing' is what I did as a bachelor so Sandi asked to help craft the meal.  I picked up Amber and we headed to the kitchen to offer suggestions.  My first stop was the cupboard where we keep the canned goods.  I opened the door and before I could look at the contents

our little girl pointed and exclaimed at the top of her lungs 'BUJG-AA-BA!!!!!!!'  I looked, and sure enough, there was the jar of peanut butter.  Forget dinner prep, Amber wants peanut butter.  So, Amber had peanut butter and was happy, we continued on with dinner prep.

Snow Day (or Snowpocolypse 2017)

Out of nowhere, a snow storm descended on Portland Tuesday night.  It snowed all evening and into the night.

 Sandi went out around 10:00 to explore.  Already there was 4" on the ground.

 By morning, the snow measured 7" and it was still snowing.

 8" seems to be the final count.

 Bummer I had to work all day.  I sequestered myself in our bedroom and watched the snow continue to fall.

 When I got off work, we all bundled up and went outside.  Amber looked like a sumo wrestler with her snowsuit on.

 We borrowed a couple of sleds from our neighbor and gave Amber her first sleigh ride. 

 She loved it!!!

Sleeping In

We all had a rough night last night. 

After napping for only 23 minutes on Saturday, Amber wend to bed at 6:30.  (That was a long day for all three of us to be cooped up in the house together due to the freezing temperatures outside.)  Amber woke up at 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 5:00, and 5:45, each time for at least a 1/2-hour or more.  I hardly slept between 2:15 and 5:00 and Sandi didn't do much better.  I think Amber finally settled down for good around 6:15.  When I looked at the clock this morning it read 10:00!  Sandi was awake just a few minutes before me and Amber woke up around 10:15.  We've never, as a family, slept in-until 10:00.  Part of me was mortified that I slept the day away, but most of me was grateful for the chance to sleep.  Fortunately, we had no plans to leave the house this morning as our church canceled their services.  We got up, Sandi made brunch while Amber helped me make coffee.

our little sleepy-head

Once Amber woke up and had a bottle, she was much more amiable to playing with her toys. 

Amber sporting her new sailor outfit