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::every day in February:: day 8: 'valentines...'

Yesterday while we were enjoying being snowed in, my kiddos started making valentines. Lydia liked this project that I had shared with her and decided to make a felt conversation heart for each of her classmates and teachers. I helped her with cutting out some of the felt hearts, but she did the rest herself. I think she's going to glue a magnet on the back too. She has quite a few to make it & is really enjoying it! I might even say that she's become a tad obsessed with making these little hearts. Love it!

Reminds me of the hearts I made a few years ago:

::every day in February:: day7: 'snow day...'

 

::every day in February:: day 6: 'snowy...'

We're snowed in with around 2 feet of snow here in Pennsylvania. Thankfully we didn't lose power. The children have enjoyed playing out in the snow, but the dog is not pleased with it at all. I've enjoyed a day of knitting,  reading (My Own Country - I  highly  recommend this one!  His more recent Cutting for Stone is excellent too.),  and peering out the window at blowing snow. We briefly saw the sun late this afternoon. Pizza is being prepared for dinner while the children are in the girls' bedroom in a tent city they created. Ahhh...peaceful evening. 

::every day in February:: day 5: 'Friday 5...'

(photo of old calendar page posted on one of my kitchen cabinets)

::hearing...birdies outside! When I was taking out the trash this morning I smiled when I realized there were birds tweeting nearby. Perhaps they were reminding me to fill the bird feeder before the snow comes this afternoon/ tonight (12-18 inches expected for our area). Maybe they were chastising me for not filling it already? Silly birdies...

::seeing...SNOW clouds! 

::touching...laundry warm from the dryer. I momentarily thought  about climbing in the dryer since  it was so appealingly warm but settled for smooshing my face into the warm clothes instead. 

::tasting...extra sharp cheddar cheese (Cabot) for snack this morning with my Lukas. Love all of Cabot's cheeses...the taste of Vermont. 

::smelling...the lovely wooliness of the yarn I'm knitting a cowl with. It's a bulky Cormo  from Juniper Moon farm near my parents home in VA. My mom bought it at their local farmers' market, and I just made here a cowl with one skein. I enjoyed the yarn so much and the cowl turned out so well that she told me to make myself one...didn't have to tell me twice! Looking forward to wearing it this weekend in the snow.  Goo see their lamb cam here!

::every day in February:: day 4: 'typical...'

Here in Pennsylvania we live near Lancaster County which is known for it's large Amish population. This photo was taken this morning and is a typical scene for our area. When we first moved up here I was often startled when I saw a horse-drawn  buggy on the road or ran into an Amish family in a store. Coming from the Washington, DC metro area this was not part of our daily life.  I remember my initial shock at seeing all the buggies and horses tethered in the local Wall"of" Mart parking lot too. Now I've learned to share the road with buggies and to not gawk at the Amish when they're out and about, but the novelty of it has still not worn off. 

::every day in February:: day 3: 'wordless Wednesday...'

::every day in February:: day 2: 'watching...'

blue blankie crocheting while watching "Kingdom"...
Originally uploaded by iMagiNe cReAtiVe nAme hERe

Recently I stumbled on a "new-to-me" television series thanks to a comment someone left on a blog I read (which one I now have no idea). It's called "Kingdom" and is quite enjoyable. It's a British drama set in Norfolk, and the scenery is lovely. I watched the first season via hulu and have just started the second via Netflix dvd.

Oh, and in case you were wondering...I just finished the book I mentioned yesterday for my daughter's book club-phew! Just in time! I will be dining on pizza and dessert while discussing dragons and princesses  with a group of 5th graders who are far more intelligent than I remember being when I was in 5th grade!

::every day in February:: day 1

I'm going to do it again...well, at least I will try to do it again...blogging every day in February that is! Here's day 1! I am home today planning for Frugal February: my attempt to use as many freezer and pantry items up as I can this month. January found us with many unexpected urgent expenses (one needs heat in the winter no doubt! & hubby's commuter rice rocket needs to pass inspection!)..anywho, I thought I would give it the old college try and keep the grocery bill down a tad by using up what we have on hand & planning more frugal meals this month. This is a common theme for many folks these days so I am in good company.

Much laundry to get done today since the weekend under the bed excavation in the girls' room. Oh, momma, it's just so much easier to kick my clothes off and let them go under the bed x 100. sigh. Well, at least their room looks and smells better now and that lost library book was found.

I'm also reading Dealing with Dragons today so I can participate intelligently at Lydia's book club meeting tomorrow after school. Apparently the procrastination my children have is inherited (not just from me either!). lol.

wordless Wednesday...

(Thx for the idea, Lauren & Diane!)

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