Gooooood Morniiiing! (if I sound super cheerful, with that make spring come any faster
?)
Merilee - We did get a decent snow in the DC area yesterday. Growing up here, I've definitely seen worse (and now that we live about an hour away in the 'country' and on a mountain, 10" is practically nothing), but for the city it was significant. I hope that all of the travel stress and changes of plans resolve quickly and easily and he can get back home soon!
Winona - It is SO GOOD to see you back on here and read your family update!
Cheryl - Happy birthday to Emily!
We're still planning on staying home today after yesterday's snow, but I want to be productive around the house after yesterday's lazy snow day (well, aside from shoveling...twice). It's not supposed to climb any higher than the mid-20's today, but the sun seems to be melting the shoveled driveway, so hopefully it will clear the roads some as well.
Today I've got one load of laundry to fold and put away. Funny, I've recently discovered that doing my laundry separately from Jean's makes things So. Much. Easier! I only have a full load of my clothes every week to ten days or so, but he goes through 3 outfit changes each day sometimes, between work (gross construction clothes), working out (gross sweaty clothes), and normal/lounge clothes. So, I've been utilizing the two hampers we already have and keeping our clothes separate, and it's made such a difference! I used to drag my feet with laundry, particularly putting it away in multiple places, but now it's easy-peasy.
Also today I'd like to go over our floors, but with ice and snow still down it's more of a cursory vacuuming, not an actual
cleaning. I also need to go over both bathrooms and make the bed.
Tomorrow we are headed to Old Town Alexandria for their St. Patrick's Day parade. I've walked in the local DC parades at various times in the past with different groups I belonged to (Irish Northern Aid Committee, Capital Rowing Club, our Scottish clan) as well as last year with the local Wolfhound club, but this is the first year that we will be able to march along as part of the wolfhound club
with our very own wolfie! We are so excited
. Next weekend we'll do another local parade closer to us on Saturday, and then the larger DC parade on Sunday. I've attached a few photos of us at last year's parades where we served as banner carriers and helped walk other peoples' pups.
Well, best get to it! As much as I keep hoping, that laundry won't fold itself
.
Mandy