Ready for the Snow??

I am from Texas, born and raised. I visited Colorado when I was 14 years old with my father and knew I was home. I swore I’d move here, 21 years old, and I did. What better place to live if you like to camp, like cooler temps and snow.

Wait… snow?

I remember the first time I saw snow; I was 21 and living in a 3^rd floor apartment. It started snowing and I couldn’t get downstairs fast enough, I was bounding down the steps to swirl around like a child in the dancing snow. I fell in love.

Now, its coming, 8-16 inches are headed our way and we are bracing for the worst of it. All the kids will be home, (I feel safer when they are all with us), and we are making sure to stock up for a few days… Just… in … case.

What else do you need to know, being a Colorado transplant? Here are some tips for people that need to prepare for future storms.

*Bring in your outdoor furniture and make sure there are not items that might get blown around and damage your home.

*Have flashlights, candles, matches/lighters handy. Make sure there are batteries and get a radio that is charged by battery so you can keep up with the storm.

*Get water in jugs/fill up the bathtub so you can pour it into the toilet, just in case of power outage.

*Rock salt and other ice dissolvers to melt ice on the steps of your home.

*Know where your snow shovels are, nothing is worse than looking for that in the middle of a storm.

*Get food that is easy to prepare in case you lose electricity.

*If you do leave the house, make sure your vehicle has blankets, extra gloves, hats, scarves, water and boots.

Most importantly, keep yourself and your family safe, also check on neighbors, elderly and young families, those are so important! No one wants a snow storm to end and watch and ambulance cart away a neighbor because they got hurt.

For these tips and more check out Prepare your home for the winter and How to deal in a snow storm.

Denver to Tempe

I am leaving

*THIS*

To go to Tempe!

See ya'll when I get back!!!

Snowy Sunday's *Updated*

Dave and I talked on the phone pretty late last night.
It seems to be a theme with us at least once a week. We had to put up some rules for the weekdays because it was getting a tad out of control for the both of us. A girl needs her beauty sleep right?

So, around midnight we started noticing the snow coming down, it was pretty, though coming down quite quickly when I finally went to bed around 2am.

I got up this morning around 7ish and stepped to the window to assess the situation.

*Do I get to have my girls day with Gretchen?

Hmmm.. that is looking less feasible.

*Update* Not only is it feasible... It's on! I'm curling my hair, tossing on my cute hat and skipping out the door right now! -2 degrees or NOT!!


*Why does it have to be SOOOO flippin' cold?

Yea.. I know.. DUH

*Coffee is needed... now.. what else?

And that got me thinkin'...

When it's cold outside, the weather is pretty close to icky and you are sure that you are not leaving the house for the day... what do you like to do? Since it's the holiday's, do you fire up the tree first thing? Make warmed eggnog with some Brandy? Do you start making french toast and hot cocoa?

Here's my list:

* The tree got lit up, it's blinking away in the living room happy to be of service with presents already wrapped and NOTHING opened by toddler or baby hands yet.

*Coffee is scenting up the house and being quite lovely for my mental sanity. I'm going to mix 1/2 hot cocoa and 1/2 coffee... it should be a lovely morning for my tastebuds.

*Warm socks cushioning my feet (courtesy of my lovely man)... These are his socks.. but do I care? Nope.. not one iota! My toes are warm and I'm less growly...

*Dressing my girls up in warm comfy clothes and looking all cute. I love how snuggly they are.

*Nap time... It's cold outside, my room is warm and perfect for me to curl up in bed and take a mid-morning nap.

*However, my #1 favorite thing is to slip on my guy's shirt. It's big, comfy and I really like the way it makes me feel. It was the first thing that put me in a good mood this morning.

I know some of you are going to be getting this storm in soon... better stock up on coffee.
So.. how about ya'll? What do you like to do during those.. "Snowed in for the weekend" days?