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Random news

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Laura

1.  Yes, it did finally stop snowing.  Yes, they are calling for another storm on President’s Day but it’s supposed to be small, thankfully.  And yes, maybe we’ll finally go back to school on Tuesday. 2. The official total for … Continue reading →

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It’s Official

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Laura

We’re getting a 10-day weekend – two weekends, 5 snow days and President’s Day.  For the record, I’m tired of snow days.  One or two here or there are pretty fun.  But 5?  In a row?  Frankly, I’m kinda tired … Continue reading →

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More snow is a’coming

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Laura

Another storm is on the way – coming in tomorrow afternoon with the potential for 8-10″ (and some even saying 20″).  They’ve already canceled school for Tuesday and Wednesday, too.So Nik is, as I’m writing this, in the process of … Continue reading →

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“My Crunchy Granola Girl Experiment”, Part 2B – The End

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Laura

I started this series, “My Crunchy Granola Girl Experiment” back in October. Here’s part one introducing the topic. Here’s Part 2A about why I stopped using commercial shampoo. And finally, the part that you all have actually been wanting to … Continue reading →

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Channeling Annie

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

The sun’ll come out, tomorrow…except that it happened today! One last “during the storm” picture On a walk (they must have reconsidered cleaning off their car!) Proof of how much snow we got – this is not from shoveling, just … Continue reading →

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Division of Labor

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

Nik is shoveling.  I’m baking my way through the storm.  I’m definitely getting the easy end of the deal. (Farmgirl Susan’s Oatmeal Toasting Bread and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies)The snow has finally slowed down although it’s still snowing quite a bit.

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Living Biblically

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

It’s pretty hard to obey the 10th commandment when your neighbor owns a snowblower (or at least your neighbor has a friend who owns a snow blower).(See Nik and our neighbor in action?  And note the other driveway – the … Continue reading →

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Valdez has nothing on us

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

Pretty soon we’re going to have a tunnel for a sidewalk. (And yes, it’s still snowing hard.)

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And it just keeps falling…

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Laura

Nik went out around 10:30 and shoveled for about an hour last night.  This morning, this is what we saw when we woke up around 6:30:From our dining room window: From our kitchen door: And yes, Nik completely cleared our … Continue reading →

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“The Big Kahuna”

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Laura

We’re in the middle of a gigantic snow storm – two storms to be exact, which are converging on the mid-Atlantic.  The forecasters are calling for anywhere from 20-30+ inches of snow over the next 24 hours.  At some points … Continue reading →

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