Random thoughts on a snow day.

It's pretty stinkin' cold outside.
Trust me, I know.
I looked out the window and our heating system hasn't turned off in hours. 
I haven't actually gone outside since Sunday and I don't really plan on going out today.
I might make myself run to Walmart because we're running low on food, but I think we could survive another day, if I didn't, so we'll see.

No school the last 2 days either.  Sometimes I think we're kinda wimpy around here, weather-wise, but I'm not really gonna complain about school getting cancelled. 
I didn't want to get Elijah out to school the last  2 mornings.

Snow days around here involve alot of yelling, fort-building, movies, fighting, and general discontent. 
My kids need outdoor air.  Although it would seem they are getting it through all the drafts in the house, but that doesn't seem to be enough!

I have been basically useless the last 2 days because I started reading The Lovely Bones and then the first 2 books in The Hunger Games series.  Both addictive reading on my part. 
I coudn't put them down, which means my house was in total disarray and we had graham crackers and marshmellow creme for dinner.
Don't judge me, please.

I'm getting the itch to defunk, which is pretty funny when I look around our house.  It is plenty furnished for my taste and probably very sparsely furnished by other people's standards.  It's just getting to that time of year, I guess. 
I need to get rid of stuff! 
Anything! 
Hopefully, my kids survive the defunking...I don't think they take children at Goodwill.

We had our 2 quarterbacks and one of their girlfriends over for lunch on Sunday.  It was an entirely pleasant afternoon.  They are both really nice, genuine guys and I just HATE that only one of them will start in the fall. 

I'm sitting under the boys room, which is where the kids are all playing.  It's sounds like a herd of elephants are running around up there.

I have not been able to stop thinking about adopting a child or children from Haiti the last few months.  It's almost always in the back of my mind as something I would love to do, but it's definitely moved to the front recently.  Don't know why.  I just pray for them, not knowing who they might be.  If we have a child or children that will one day be ours, I want them to stay safe and healthy.  Praying can't hurt.
We're still a long way from actually adopting them.  Haiti adoptions are notoriously difficult and drawn out.  One of us has to be 35 anyway, so we have some time.  And, we can't be poor.  Which I don't feel like we're poor, but according to the government, we're too poor to adopt.  So, we have a few years to remedy that, as well.

I am anxiously anticipating a girls' weekend in Omaha in March.  And by anxious, I mean I spend too much time looking up things in Omaha and dreaming about it.  I have an unnatural LOVE for Omaha.  I have never lived there, but have been there enough to know it's one of the coolest cities in the country. 
Really, it is!
And, I can't wait to go hang out with a bunch of my favorite girls!

Has this post gotten obnoxiously long or what? 
You'll have to forgive me.  I haven't been outside or really talked to an adult, besides Chad, since Sunday.

So, happy snow day.  I might be bored enough to post again later!