Frozen Through and Through

Sometimes when you drive to pick up your kids you realize that the 10 degress (F) that you left at home my not be so bad after all...

Sometimes when you have to drive through places that are -20 degrees, ice forms on the inside of your car windows.

And your hand burns with cold when you try to use the touch screen on the Redbox.

This winter storm was so big they even gave it a name:

Gandalf.

Well played, Gandalf, well played.

We have been frozen through indeed.

Classes start for me again today.

I've spent the morning going through the syllabus for each class and marking due dates in my planner.

It's going to be busy for the next few months.

Good thing I know how to use a crockpot.

Also, you should try this crockpot ravioli recipe.  (pinterest here).

It's my new favorite meal.  With garlic bread.

For reals.

Also, I'm drinking probiotics like it's going out of style.

I will not get sick.  I will not get sick.

Although these sinuses of mine are trying to tell me otherwise.

Oh, and I can't end this post without a funny story about The Man.

We spent Friday afternoon making a four hour round trip in the lovely Winter Storm that was big enough to be named Gandalf, driving through canyons that had been closed except for "chains or four wheel drive," to take my girls to their dad. We, luckily, had four wheel drive.

It was quite the ordeal and not one that you would think you would forget.

The next morning we could hear Tayler and Cali's alarm clock going off in their room.

I sluggishly pulled myself out of bed to turn it off when West mumbles from the covers, "let the girls turn it off themselves.  They know how."

I stumbled on towards the hallway, a little aghast by his comment.  "They're not even here!"

"Oh yeah."

We'll blame it on morning brain.