Saturday, January 11, 2025

So much snow

A big storm was predicted to come to the KC area and it started showing up Saturday afternoon. I was so grateful that we were already home from Colorado and we could cozy up in our house during the storm. It started with ice and then the snow moved in. Church was cancelled so we were able to have church today in our home. It felt like we were back in 2020 living through Covid. A special memory for our family is that Aaron was able to bless the sacrament and Eli was able to pass the sacrament for the first time in our home! 

Each day we weren't sure if the kids would go back to school. Monday and Tuesday they had traditional snow days. Aaron's office was closed too, but he did have work to do from home as well as a test to study for. The kids spent as much time outside as possible. The bundled up and had the best time sledding, playing in the snow and then coming inside for hot chocolate. They had multiple cups a day. The snow continued to fall and the road weren't cleared so the kids ended up being home the whole week! They did have a few things to do virtually on their i-pads, but once they were done, they were back outside. It was nice to sleep in a little and ease into a new year. They did practice the piano, work on crafts, listen to audible books, help with their chores, play games, watch movies and help me in the kitchen. I loved being able to organize the house, bake bread, clean out the closets and prepare for a new year. I went on lots of walks and enjoyed crunching through the snow. I even baked cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Adelaide loved the extra time with her siblings and had the best time having someone to play with. 









We did venture our for Eleanor's birthday treat. She turns 7 on January 15 so she was able to get frozen yogurt with her friend Charlotte and Adelaide. We had some coupons since the kids have been reading. The boys went sledding and then joined us for frozen yogurt too. It was a fun afternoon. 

I finished a book - "Mostly What God Does" by Savannah Guthrie and set some goals for myself including not checking in on social media until after I've read my scriptures and prayed for the day. I also set a limit on my phone to only allow me 15 minutes each day on social media. My calling right now is involved with social media so I really do know there is a lot of good that is shared on it. I was just off balanced in scrolling away with it for too long each day. I've been at this for 14 days now and I feel better already. 

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