Ice'd In: Day 4 Going CrAzY!!

Today, is day FOUR of our Ice/snow craziness!  Actually today is quite different than the past few days - today we were expecting another Arctic blast and were SUPPOSE to receive 1-3 inches of snow.  When I woke up on Friday and looked out the window that was NOT the case!  Everything was "whited out" and absolutely beautiful.  Ice and it's affects (dirt/sludge/sand mix) on the other hand. . . are NOT! 

Abby LOVED it!

Our hope was to venture out to Target and get out of the house some.  We talked, last night, about doing that today but sadly I don't think that's going to happen.  Bummer.  At least with the snow, we could have fun outside sledding on trashcan lids (true Texan style!) and making snow angels and snowmen - so it wasn't a total loss.  However, the day turned from bad to worse ---- our beloved Kurieg coffee maker wasn't working!  It kept spitting the water back into the reservoir rather than putting the water into the little canister to dispense coffee.  I had a bad headache due to being coop'd up since Monday evening, not getting enough sleep due to Austin waking up - that's another post all together! - and just basically needing coffee. I was miserable and not a very nice person to be around LOL  Poor Scott tried his hardest to get it to work and figured out that every 3-4 months it was suppose to be "de scaled" yet we have yet to de scale it and we've had it for a while EWWW  LOL  In order to de scale it you'd need 48 oz of white vinegar -- something we DO NOT have :(  I think Austin sensed momma's migraine and her about to turn into a Coffee-lacking Maniac so he retreated off into his "home" and played with his cars.  Scott tried desperately to restore the coffee maker with the materials that we had on hand and actually, after MUCH struggle, got it to work momentarily.  GOD BLESS HIM!  LOL  I usually don't call myself a coffee dependent person but when you have nothing else to do but sit and stare at each other, coffee becomes your BFF  That cup of coffee was so delicious and did minimize my tension headache/migraine.  So therefore, the day was looking up for me and all near LOL 

Oh yea!

Around 9:15am (YES all this coffee craziness happened early since someone pint sized is a VERY early waker!). . .  Anyways, around 9:15am it started to snow so Austin, Scott and I bundled up and headed outside.  We took Austin and put him on the "Texas-style" sled (Trash can lid, remember?!  LOL) to go sledding down our block.  He loved it and after a face plant wanted to walk.  We decided to walk around the block and check out the sights.  It was beautiful and we decided right then that there was no way were were going anywhere.  The snow was pretty but there was still a thick layer of ice underneath it all. 

My Fav picture!  He was enjoying it so much 

*this coat we've had since Austin was 10 mo old and went to AZ for the Race for the Cure!  LOL  Thank goodness it still fits.  A little small in the sleeves but overall wonderful to reuse 

After our venture out -- YEA!!  -- we came inside and did our usual: Austin: CARS, Me: HGTV, Scott: homework.  Scott and I were productive and cleaned out our cabinet and our dreaded "junk drawer".  What excitement.  Austin and I made some blueberry muffins to break up the day as well as go outside for another walk and visit with our good friends, Blake, Jessica and their beautiful daughter, Kerrington!

Yes, he's still a "jersey-freak"!  LOL 

DISASTER!  Got on his hands.  Wipe it off and then he's happy as a clam.  Cracks me up because it's okay if he waterpaints on his hand. . . just no food 

Walking around! 

Austin & Momma footsteps!  <3 

Playing with a friend! 

What a boy!  Enjoyed throwing snowballs at her  

Hoping tomorrow - on my drive to work - it's not too terrible, but luckily Scott is going to drive me (with Austin in the backseat) so thankful for that!