Some observations:

1) Every child is a con-man. The really good ones use tears. The bad ones probably grow out of it.

2) With as difficult as some of the times are now (we are learning more about sharing) the future hold great things. As they get older I will have help shoveling! I can't wait, right now they are more of a hindrance, putting the snow back on the driveway.

3) I have caught Ryan, for some reason, talking to the vacuum. Something to keep an eye out for, cute, but weird.

4) I wish to reiterate the great and fantastic thing that is: Our Electric Blanket. Seriously, getting into a nice toasty warm bed, as opposed to a chilly and cold bed is great! As usual the main problem is leaving it on full power, tends to leave a feeling of being a little baked in the morning.

5) Our coffee maker is great, but suddenly the "take a cup while the coffee-maker is still brewing" is a bit on the blink. Unfortunately the only way to find out this was the other morning when I went to get a coffee before it was finished, and got to admire the lovely stream of coffee pouring down onto the warming surface.

6) Yesterday while discussing the general problem of Santa coming down a chimneys, and the fact that we don't have a chimney. Believe me this was something that was quite confusing to the kids, so we used the standard answer "Santa comes in through the dryer vent. We leave the dryer open so he can get in." So Holly thinks for a few minutes, and turns to us older folks and says "You know, Santa could use the door if he wanted. We could leave it open for him."

7) I have come to the conclusion that the Peppermint Mocha flavor of those coffee-mate's creamers is certainly more addictive then crack. The major problem is that the stores are always sold out of them. Argh, not really a little secret. To many people know!