St. Paddy's Day!

We were invited to a St. Patrick's Day party for C's playgroup, and since we had a few other things we needed to do, all on the same day (pick up my food coop order, go to our friends' going away party), it worked perfectly.


Fun was had by all at the party!

Problem is, it decided to storm - the biggest storm of the year - this day.  Weather patterns are unpredictable in Ruby Valley.  When we pulled out of the driveway Saturday morning, it was bone dry.  We decided to try Harrison, as we'd been told many had been going over.  We got 2 miles up it and started sliding.  Luckily, we got turned around - first time we've ever almost got stuck up there.  This made us 30 minutes late for the coop pickup.  Coming home that night was frightful.  Thankfully, our sweet neighbor drove the road to make tracks for us to drive in!


The next morning, this is what we awoke to!

Thankfully, we'd purchased balls while in town to convert the currently unuseable kiddie pool into a ball pit!

What do you do when it's yucky outside?

Play house, of course!

Or hang out in the cushy chair:

(Yes, "she's old", as Rod reminds me, convincing me, against my better judgement, to let her have the chair in her old, aged, arthritic state...)


Eat french fries with Dada:

Play with my new alphabet fridge magnets:

Or just play in an old box!

Inside and Outside Fun

What could be more fun than playing with the tons of toys I own?

Emptying the fridge, of course!


My first indication that I had an outdoor lover came while we were home in Alabama a couple of weeks ago.  To put things into context - Charley started walking on Valentine's Day.  February in Ruby Valley is COLD - and often SNOWY - so we hadn't been out at all pre-Charley walking (what was I going to do, sit her in the snow and let her waller?), and the weather had been crummy post-Charley walking, until we got to Alabama.  I'd take her outside for a short jaunt around the yard, just to enjoy the beautiful weather that we hadn't experienced since, well....  last October?  And I couldn't get her to come back in!


So, once back in Ruby Valley, I took advantage of the first nice day, and we went out to explore the yard.  

And, once again - I couldn't get her to come back inside!  My little outdoorsman...  woman...  girl!

A Diaper Giveaway!

My friend Ambre is hosting a gDiaper giveaway on her blog!  If anyone is interested in winning a cloth diaper, check her out!