Snow Update

I think the snow has stopped.  The National Weather Service says we will get another 2-4 inches tonight and Rob says it is done- and at this point I trust my husband over those clowns at the National Weather Service.  We'll see.  Rob is out there right now, snowblowing his little heart out in the dark.



If I was to guess how much we got so far, I would say about 6 inches.  Not all that much, just so much more than I was expecting or anyone was predicting.  It is really wet and heavy snow.  Bad news for Rob and the snowblower, but good news for the snowman-making team (me and Rex).



My assistant spent more time running around, being crazy than he did helping me.  I think his sole contribution was running through the house, wet boots and gear dripping all the way, to get a carrot for the nose.  He was more than happy to show off for the camera though.



Who taught him to make that face? I don't know where he comes up with this stuff!  He also sampled the snow.



I passed.  It was freshly fallen snow and probably was okay but it still just kind of gives me the willies.  So, to recap- We got a lot of snow today.  It has caused quite a few headaches for Rob and me, but we are trying to make the best of it.

You Can't Trust Anybody

The National Weather Service totally lied to me.  They said less than an inch of snow, starting sometime after noon.  So why does it look like this at 11:30am?

Thanks a lot.  I really needed to go to the grocery store this morning and thought I had plenty of time.  I dropped off Rex at school and Rob at work and before we could get home, it was starting to snow pretty good.  I kept thinking it would stop but it didn't.  I consulted with Rob and decided to pick Rex up about 45 minutes early from school because it just kept getting worse and worse.  I see now that the afternoon preschool class was canceled. Smart move, preschool. The roads were pretty bad when I went to get him but it wasn't unmanageable.  The worst part was coming up our fairly steep driveway- I had to put it in 4 wheel drive low which I have never used before (I use 4 wheel drive high frequently but never have had the need for the low setting).  It worked like a charm though and I managed to get the car in the garage without taking anything out or crashing into something.  We will be okay on groceries, just wish we had some milk because we are totally out.  Dang it.

I decided to take this video because although it was unexpected and I am not prepared at all, it is so beautiful.  It was such a big change moving to somewhere that had snow but I love it.  The snow falling on all the trees and houses is just so lovely to watch and it feels so peaceful.  Once, not long after we moved here, it was snowing at night and we looked out at our street and saw 3 deer, just walking down the street like the street was there just for them and that is what they always did.  It was amazing and one of my favorite snow memories.  AND taking the video gave me an excuse to play around with my new iPhone to shoot the video and iMovie to make my little news report.  I had too much fun doing that so be looking for more fun-with-iMovie-videos here on 2054 Miles.  That's Shelby [redacted], live from central Iowa with today's snow report.  Back to you in the studio, Bob.

Nothing. Well, Maybe Something.

Nothing.  That's what it feels like we have been up to lately.  January is now officially now as "Flu Month" and it went by so slowly.  And now February is almost gone too but this time, I don't know where the time went.  One thing I have been doing lately is getting ready for lots of house projects when the weather gets warmer.  I want to do the boys' rooms so I've bought them new bedding and I'm picking out paint colors. Here's the bedding I picked.

For Rex-

Source: landofnod.com via Shelby on Pinterest

For Wyatt-

Source: potterybarnkids.com via Shelby on Pinterest

I love them both so much.  I got Wyatt's bedding with his name on the sham (like they did in the photo) and picked up the "R" pillow to go with Rex's bedding. We were at Lowe's last weekend and I found two gallons in the same gray color (a color I really liked) so I picked those up for Wyatt's room.  $28 for two gallons of the Valspar super-duper primer + paint was a great deal and I couldn't pass it up.  I may mix it up a little with something else to try and get it darker or I may use it as is- I haven't decided yet.  I'm still trying to pick out a color for Rex's room.  He tells me wants green but all the ones he picks out are of the neon/super-bright/burn-your-retinas variety.  I'm fine with green but I think mommy will make the final selection.  I came across this today and am going to pick up a paint chip for Benjamin Moore's Spanish Olive because that looks like what I am imagining.

Also in painting news, I hope to finally get the living room painted.  If you recall, I bought the paint last spring and the walls somehow never got painted.  The hubs promises that it will get done this year though.  I also need to try and figure out how to get him to build this for me in our living and dining areas because it would be perfect there.

Source: thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com via Shelby on Pinterest

The bottom cabinets are the unfinished ones that are ready to go at Lowes so that saves a lot of work. I badly need the closed storage area they provide to store serving pieces and seldom used kitchen appliances. Finally I have one more request, I think, for Rob.  Right now we have one bedroom set that is kind of split up between both boys' rooms and I would like to use it all in Wyatt's room. Wyatt will be turning 3 soon and it is time to move him into a big boy bed and out of the crib.  So that means Rex needs a new bed and I have this in mind.

Source: ana-white.com via Shelby on Pinterest

If I come across something else cheap in the meantime, Rob is off the hook.  But I have a hard time finding boys' beds that I like even a little bit and I like this bed a lot. And if Rob could make it, it sure would save us a lot of money.  I guess that is all for my redecorating ideas at this time- I will be sure to share as we get into the painting/constructing/decorating phase and out of the dreaming-about-it phase.

As slow as the last 2 months have been, March is shaping up to be totally crazy and busy.  I think we're going on a weekend trip out of town so Rob can see a friend of his.  About 2 days later my sister, brother-in-law and niece arrive for a weeklong visit- so, so, so excited about that!!!!  The day after they go to the airport to go back to California, we will be dropping Rob off at the very same airport, headed to California as well, for a long weekend trip to go racing.  Two days after he returns, my mom and dad will be here visiting for a week- also very excited and looking forward to their visit!  Then in the last few days left in March we have my birthday and Easter. Whew.  That's a lot.  I guess I ended up having more to talk about than I thought I did- I suppose that could happen when you only blog once in the last 6 or 7 weeks!