Life Lately :: Snow Week



Before the snow really started to come down - 1.5.14

If someone were to ask me what life looked like today it would be simple, hard and oh so joyful. All good things are hard work, right? There is much joy in a hard day done well. It's not always fun, but there is always joy somewhere in this pile of dirty laundry and 3 hour work commutes.

The little Chief is just about as awesome as apple pie. No, he is MORE awesome than apple pie. He is the happiest child I have ever met. He doesn't like it when I drink coffee, which is kind of a bummer. Luckily, my tea seems to have no ill effects. We got snowed in this week creating a semi-blissful, slightly stressful, 4 day weekend. It was great to be together, but we couldn't leave the house due to 12 inches of snow and a windchill of 30 BELOW. Brrrrr! After two days of Chief not napping well I began wondering if it was the caffeine he was getting when I nursed him. I don't drink much coffee, but I switched to tea and dude was all but saying, "Thanks, Mom. I was wondering when you would figure it out." Sleeping like a baby as they say.

Mr. Schalk had an extra special birthday this week. Not only did we enjoy it as a family (yay, snow day!), but it was his big 32. As in the age I have always wanted to be and therefore I deem extra special. Because why not? Why not make 32 a special year? A year of chair building, dreaming, exploring and learning for him. I admire him so much more than I express. Why do words always get in the way?

Baby toes are scrumptious. The end.