Oh, you were SERIOUS?

Snow.  REALLY????

I mean, I heard rumblings of a forecast with a 1-2 inch snow prediction--but I didn't ACTUALLY believe it, because, well...it's been  in the 50-degree range here, full sun.  Barely cold enough to justify a jacket,  warm enough to be at the park after school.   The kicker here is that we discovered we were missing a set of mittens which is really *funny* considering that until this morning, we have been living in an eternal fall climate.  I suspect there is a beanie baby that is using it as a sleeping bag.

We all know this is a crazy couple of weeks for me.  Tonight culminated in the assembling of 70 goodie bags for our women's retreat this weekend; and on top of learning to run a sound board, formatting nametags, making two desserts and buying MORE art supplies--blowing up the freaking huge snow tube Little J got for Christmas was NOT on my to-do list.   I am fairly confident that this will be the most annoying snow that I will ever experience in my ENTIRE life, as I am ill-equipped (with time OR attitude) to deal with snow clothes and mittens and everything being wet.  Also, not sure if I've mentioned that Mike and I are going to go on a 10-day juice cleanse?  As in, only consuming fruits and vegetables that have been run through a juicer--nothing solid, only *green* drinks.  But it needs to wait until the end of January, because honestly, I DON'T HAVE TIME to go to the bathroom 18 times a day right now.

Anyway.  

The kids played out in the snow for an hour after school, which is AMAZING, because it was freezing balls out there.  When they returned, L was bawling her eyes out, because they had been playing in the creek (?) and her hand was freezing.  Coincidentally, her skin did appear to be cherry-red--and ohmygod, we DO NOT have time for frostbite, because I have tissue paper pom poms to make!  But  as it turns out, a hot shower restored blood flow, so we are going to escape this day without a trip to the hospital, or an amputation.  Phew.

Hope your week has been a good one, friends!  One day to go, and then I'm out for our retreat, and then I'm back, and then we're burning a lot of Christmas trees, and then we are going to live and breathe kids art projects for a few days, until Art Fest is over and I officially collapse in a pool of acrylic paint.  FYI, I will be drinking A LOT of wine next Friday.

{Art Fest is 7 days away.  And today, I did NOT ONE SINGLE THING for it, because our church's women's retreat received my full attention.  Also.  I'm looking for the cheapest way to mix large amounts of glue and water, in case this happens to be your college major.}