Baby, it's cold inside!

Once again, we are experiencing life in a cold climate. Heating oil is a wonderful substance. It easily burns to heat water that flows through the radiators in our home. However, it is a sad day when the heating oil man does not come and there is no more oil. Our complex ran out of heating oil today. As of 6pm our house was a cozy 60 deg F. I am not going to be able to get out of bed tomorrow, and I am not looking forward to anything hygiene tomorrow. Our house will be in the low 50's by the time the alarm goes off. If it gets much cooler, we will be driving to Patch Base Library for school tomorrow.

The kids have come up with there own ideas on how to survive without heat. Ethan's solution is to sleep in his longjohns which are under his t-shirt, sweater, and jeans. He does not plan to remove any layers before bed. Smart guy! Daniel is excited that the temp is finally about right for him. Matt will ignore our pleas for warm pjs and just freeze. He literally sleeps in the rafters (loft bed above the top floor bathroom) so he should be in the warmest area of the house. Oh yeah, we have a playdate tomorrow here. Looks like we will be serving lots of hot chocolate.


Just makes me appreciate the heat when it is available!

Boys say the funniest things

Pubescent boys say the funniest things. Tonight, the children were inhaling the food set before them. It was not as though any of them had eaten two full meals and snacks today, but they were still famished. Matt was reaching for another roll when he knocked over his juice. Without hesitation he stated, "Sometimes I just don't know where my hands are!" Oh dear son, sometimes we wonder about your feet and head too!

Mom, what is a Super Bowl?

Neal and I realized that our kids have been away from the US Conus culture a little too long. Our almost 7 year old son asked us to explain football. He did not understand. He thought it was soccer. He also asked why everyone got together, ate junk food, and watched a game. He did not understand the importance of the Super Bowl. Not that the champion American football team is decided by this game, but that the best commercials of the year are finally broadcast. Who cares about the game! Let the commercials begin! However, after a few twinges of guilt, I let him watch some of the pre-Super Bowl shows so he could see what football is. I felt this should further his education. Although it will not be listed on the homeschool schedule this week. We'll watch the Super Bowl tomorrow at a decent hour. It is on at midnight here. So, good night! We'll watch while North America sleeps....