It snowed again today. And yes, I thought I would be so over the snow by now. Yes, all the shoveling, the endless dressing and undressing of Little Bitefuls in copious amounts of hooded batting, the wet boots, the "I'm COLD, Mom!"'s. But when I awoke this morning and saw the new white coating outside, I just smiled and enjoyed its pristine beauty. I padded downstairs in my pj's and took my hot cup of coffee (yup, I'm back on the Joe), back up to bed, not worried at all about shoveling, or school bus delays, because... it's SCHOOL VACATION time!
Yes, we have something called "Winter Break" here in Connecticut, and I love it! Here's why:
1. No morning rush. No alarm clocks. No cold cereal for the girls.
2. Hot breakfasts for the girls! French Toast made from Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Swirl Bread. Star Wars Pancakes. Mary Kitchen Corned Beef Hash with a dollop of Heinz ketchup on top ('cuz that's how they roll).
3. No school = no after school activities = late dinners = YAY!
4. Late dinners = NEW RECIPES = even better!!!
5. Having time to make homemade egg nog.
6. Having time to drink homemade egg nog! (And as Papa says "Made with a little bit o' egg and a whole lotta NOG!")
7. Having time to drink homemade egg nog brings us back to #1 - no alarm clocks! :)
8. Morning rush = Drive-thru Starbucks = Grande Iced Coffee and Packaged Madeleines for Little Bitefuls. No morning rush = homemade Blue Bottle coffee and Homemade Madeleines!
9. Having 30 little additional fingers to help me knead dough, lick bowls, scoop batter and eat goodies!
10. Winter Break = Home bound joy.
Can I come visit? Then you'll have 40 fingers! Xoxo kiki
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