Snow Day..Yay and Yikes

Given that we are in the home stretch of school before the Holidays, our time is pretty tightly scheduled.  The good news/bad news?  Today is a snow day for the kids!

Yay! We slept in, and I got to savor, not slug, my coffee in bed with the laptop today.

Yikes! Today was the day I was supposed to: (insert list of 7 things, 4 of which require the absence of children.)

As I sipped my coffee under Holiday Bucky, I realized that I will have to leave my serene spot to take care of business..boo!

Serves me right for procrastinating.  What would be really funny maddening is if I leave all this behind to gather the items for a school event tomorrow…only to have school canceled again.  I would be stuck with perishables for 200.  Shall we wager which way it will go?  My money is on the sucky scenario ALL THE WAY.

Holiday Haka

For the CC.

While researching a project for Thing One’s school, I found this little vid online.  Most of my readers are American, so it’s entirely possible that very few of you will find this funny.

If you wonder what the hell that was all about…then watch this for the history and this for the modern context.   All-Blacks fans and Kiwi readers…you’re welcome.  Consider that a little run up to the Rugby World Cup 2011….we’ll be watching!

Switcheroo

The rearranging of artwork and the like has had us patching and touch-up painting the walls everywhere.  It’s worth it to have a clean slate to start again.  Ah, the freedom to be fickle, renewed.

I made the latest addition to the dining room wall to brighten things up around here.  I did it ages ago, and finally got it set during Michael’s 40% off framing sale.  Even with the whopping discount, it is obvious I need to learn framing.  A necessary life skill required for my life, me thinks.

Liar, Liar, Pants Flambé

I NEVER decorate before December.  Ever.

The relentless begging of small children can wear you down and force you to abandon all the principles you hold dear.  They can make a liar out of you if they’re skilled enough.  Mine are skilled.

So, I caved on ONE. Just one singular festive display to keep them appeased.  The holiday hounds are nipping at my heels, but this seemed to fend them off until the weekend.

UPDATE: It was cloudy when I took those pics..the sun came out today, and now I have a disco kitchen!


Pins

I started playing with Pinterest a few weeks ago, and so far, I think it’s pretty rockin’.  I just read this post on sfgirlbybay and figured, I’ve already started pinning stuff, so I might as well share it.  Click here to see my gift guide…it’s a hodgepodge of misc bargains that have caught my eye.

I’ll keep adding to it every day given I’m shopping for a lot of peeps right now..and I hate malls (not antique malls OF COURSE.)

To look at all the Pinterest gift guides, go here.  To see Victoria’s guide, go here.