Friday High Fives!

It doesn't seem like a Friday- heck, this whole week has felt like a  Friday with the kids out of school.  They went back today on a two hour delay.  I almost drove by city hall to see if there was a march on the steps.  There were some peeved parents voicing their displeasures over on Facebook.  Some of them made sense, others, well- not so much.  The reason everyone was mad was that we have 7 inches of snow plus ice and the temps were frigid.  In the past, they have closed school for cold temps and no snow; however, they opened school today with snow and below zero temps.  As for us, we were indifferent about going or staying home.

Let's get the weekend kicked off with some Friday Five!

O-N-E

This was the ACTUAL temperature when I got up this morning- not the "feels like" temperature.  Now you can see why parents were upset.  We were the ONLY system in East Tennessee in school today.  Our system's motto is "Journey to World Class".  Our journey to a world class education started with getting out of the icy driveway this morning!

T-W-O
I have started this thing of wanting coffee in the afternoons.  On occasion, I will stop at Starbucks before or after kid pick up and grab a cup of Pike's Place Roast but I recently discovered this:

So yummy!  It is also decaf so I can sleep at night.  I am drinking a cup right now!

T-H-R-E-E
I have heard several people talk about how much they love Snackeez.  Chad and I thought they were a joke but then I realized that they would be great for traveling.  I snagged two at Target today to put in the kids' Easter baskets.  Heck, I sort of hope the Easter bunny leaves me one!

F-O-U-R
I went to the gym today for the first time in a while {cough, cough}.  I am super nervous about my weigh in next week because I feel like I have been a big couch potato this week.  I have tried to limit foods that I know will hurt my chances at lifetime but it has been hard.  I only did cardio this morning because I don't want to lift until I reach lifetime.  It sounds completely ridiculous but I don't want the muscle to cause the least amount of weight gain.  Any who, I did weigh in on their scales.  I am actually a pound UNDER what I should be.  I hope by Tuesday everything will even out and I will be within my four pound window (two under, two over my goal weight).  Maintenance has been HARD, especially with 7 inches of snow!

F-I-V-E
I put on makeup and did my hair for the first time since Sunday!  We have been stuck at home in our pajamas or fleece pants. I figure there is no use in wasting makeup and hair products if we aren't leaving the house!  I

I'll close with some pics I snapped this week:

Elmer has been coming into the house since it is bitter cold.  It has taken all week to train him to be calm.  Basically he is ok as long as we are sitting down and doing nothing.  Otherwise, he wanders.  I just love this picture of him.  He matches our furniture!

Caylee working on her model pose.  

This was taken yesterday.  We were stir crazy by Thursday!

Happy Weekend!  We are expecting more bad weather this weekend.  Yee-Haw!  #not

SNOW much fun!

The meteorologists around here just can't seem to get a forecast right.  Yesterday, they called for a thirty percent chance of snow.  Apparently, this is what 30% chance of snow looks like:

When I took the kids to school yesterday, our driveway and street were white but I was convinced that since they went to the school in the city, they wouldn't make a schedule change.  I went on to get my hair glazed and watched it snow.  As soon as Jamie was putting the finishing touches on my hair, I get the phone call.  I had thirty minutes to get them.  School was dismissed at 11AM.  Luckily, my hairdresser is basically across the street from the school, so I was good.  I did have to go grocery shopping after  pick up and I would rather have a root canal than have to go to the grocery store right before a snow and have to take my kids.  Luckily, the crowd nor the kids were bad!

We got home and immediately played in the snow.  It was so fun!

I love this picture.  I need it framed!

Burst shooting on my camera= great action pictures

It was 1 degree when I got up.  I snapped this picture on my iPad when it was a balmy 3 degrees.

I baked Mix and Match Mama's orange dreamsicle bundt cake while it snowed.  I need everyone back on a regular schedule so I can stop the eating madness!  I feel like when it snows, there is a chance we will get snowed in so I feel the need to bake.  Honestly, there is no such thing as being snowed in as long as Chad is here.  He will drive in anything!  

Happy Snow Day!