Things to do...

Things to do if ever stuck inside on several snow days in a row:

• Write overdue thank you notes and get your little tot to color them for you (especially if they're "from" her)
• Play with the stickers and crayons that you've set aside for a rainy day
• Finally pay bills, balance the ledger, and make boring phone calls that you've put off
• Make a recipe just because you find it online and it looks good (Pumpkin bread was a nice choice!)
• Watch your child destroy the remote cleanliness you try to maintain
• Take 30 minutes to get ready to play in the snow
• Play in the snow
• Come in after 15 minutes because your little tike can't take the cold wind (and neither can you)
• Take 10 minutes to remove all the outer snow gear
• Contemplate that you just spent 40 minutes on snow gear that only lasted a fraction of that time in the elements
• Do the laundry that doesn't get done on any normal day that you have to work
• Realize that you have way too many clothes and that if you give some away, laundry might be easier
• Check Facebook 15 times to see all the other snow postings, and read what they've said about yours
• Read several cardboard books to your information gatherer, until she can't take anymore
• Play with blocks, mentioning the color and shape of each one as it goes back in the tub (even if she thinks all colors should be named "yellow")
• Put the animal puzzle together yourself, because she's done with it
• Update your blog about the events throughout the day
• Dishes - just because you know it should get done since you've been home for three days
• Realize that whatever you make for dinner should last you for lunch the next day because you really shouldn't try to drive on the ice to go to the store