Thread:TrishNC/@comment-27050930-20160125045658/@comment-27050930-20160126221119

I wanted to respond earlier but I woke up yesterday morning sick, not from a migraine, though. A bizarre mutant virus of some sort, like one half strep throat and one half stomach flu. Ugh. I'm not 100% yet but I'm feeling a thousand times better now than I was 24 hours ago, that's for sure.

I'm so excited for you for your trip! And that will be good for you to cut back when you come back. I've been doing the same and I'm so glad I did because I think I've finally found a balance that works for me. Out of curiousity I just checked and saw that you're already back to level 152! Cheers! You really are a super star!

Oh to answer your question, we did have some snow last week. Just a few inches. They called off school but only because they budget extra "snow days" into the school calendar. I think they use them liberally during years like this when we hardly get any snow. We have plenty of salt and plenty of snow plows so it was pretty ridiculous, actually. But the kids love it so we cheese it up as much as possible, naturally. The kids play in the snow and when they come inside I make hot cocoa and they have a hot chocolate "tea party" by the fire. And we play board games. But other than that, this winter has been amazing. The snow is gone and we'll resume our balmy temperatures again by the weekend (50s and 60s). Hard to believe it's even winter, really.

Look forward to hearing from you when you get back, dear friend! Have an amazing, memorable time! -C