"Love is like infinity: You can't have more or less infinity, and ou can't compare two things to see if they're "equally infinite." Infinity just is, and that's the way I think love is, too."
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Dreaming...
As I have been stuck inside for the past week because of this crazy snow I have begun to get quite the case of cabin fever! My cure...dreaming about spring & summer :)
I love seeing the tulips pop through the ground! Although there maybe snow still on the ground when the tulips start to bloom it is one of the beginning signs that spring is on the way!
I love to go to the different carnivals in Frederick throughout the summer. I love going and walking around right as the sun is going down so that all the ride lights are on and to see ....
Thats right, fireworks! Most of the carnivals have fireworks one night and then Baker Park has fireworks on the 4th of July.
I am hoping to go strawberry picking this summer at a local orchard but regardless strawberries are one of my favorite fruits to eat!
Fireflies are a sure sign of summertime!
Just in case you were wondering(yes i did the math!)...
1month 10days till spring
&
4months 10days till summer
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Round One ...Check! Now time for Round two..
Yep you read it correct and know what I'm talking about...MORE SNOW!
I still can't believe that 30 inches fell over the weekend but trust me I have been out in it shoveling my heart out. Lets first re-live the first storm. Everything started out Friday just as I had hoped for the schools went on time and just let out at noon as well as the Y closing at 2. Even Geico let some of their employees leave early :) All of this was in anticipation for the storm to come. All 80+ parents had been called some multiple times early in the morning on friday to make sure they knew what time they HAD to pick up their child. At one of my sites all of the children were gone by one o'clock...of course this was not the site I was at! So at the site I was at 2pm came and went, 3pm came and went...finally at 3:45 our last child was picked up and we could finally leave and get excited about this BIG winter storm coming!
The snow fell and it was beautiful!
Saturday was a lazy day for the most part. When I woke up from a nap of Saturday afternoon I smelled something funny. Kevin said he didnt smell anything. So I just ignored it, well tried to. Throughout the afternoon I continued to catch the weird smell more and more...and each time I asked Kevin if he smelled it he said no so I was beginning to think maybe I was crazy! Finally after dinner I could no longer ignore the smell and began to research what a natural gas leak smelled like...and no it does not smell like gasoline! natural gas is odorless so the gas companies scent it with some weird m word that I can't remember. After some research I called my Dad and asked him what I should do and he told me to go down stairs and look at something on the furnace and the smell was overwhelming in the basement! I knew at that point I need to call the gas co. Needless to say the gas company said they would be out but I needed to get ventilation into the basement. I explained to the man on the phone from the Gas Co. that it is an underground basement and could not open the windows and his response was "there has to some way to get in ventilation until the workers show up". Off we went trying to clear off our cellar doors that had atleast a 4 foot drift on top of it. Kevin got the thing cleared off pretty quickly! Workers show up and he instructs Kevin to go find the pipe on the outside of the house that lets out the steam from the furnace. What?! Is this man crazy...how is he going to find a white pipe in the midst of 30 inches of snow?! But Kevin went out and found it and cleared the snow away. The worker continued to use his handheld gas checker ( i'm sure it has a name but you get the point) and beep beep beep beep we had a gas leak! I wasn't crazy afterall :) They were able to fix it right then and we were fine.
Big Snow Storm round two expected to start this afternoon!
Here is what the news stations are telling you to do in preparation for round 2 with an expected 15plus inches of more snow to fall. Possible fresh snow totals up to 20 inches! Lets do the math, thats a total of 50 inches that could be in our front yards by the end of tomorrow!
"As you prepare for the next round" ...
make sure you have the following;
batteries
flashlights
battery powered radio
food you can eat without cooking
make sure to do the following around the house;
clear off trees and big bushes that may break/fall
continue to clear off the streets, sidewalks & cars
knock off any drifted snow from roofs & decks to avoid these things from collapsing
I still can't believe that 30 inches fell over the weekend but trust me I have been out in it shoveling my heart out. Lets first re-live the first storm. Everything started out Friday just as I had hoped for the schools went on time and just let out at noon as well as the Y closing at 2. Even Geico let some of their employees leave early :) All of this was in anticipation for the storm to come. All 80+ parents had been called some multiple times early in the morning on friday to make sure they knew what time they HAD to pick up their child. At one of my sites all of the children were gone by one o'clock...of course this was not the site I was at! So at the site I was at 2pm came and went, 3pm came and went...finally at 3:45 our last child was picked up and we could finally leave and get excited about this BIG winter storm coming!
The snow fell and it was beautiful!
Saturday was a lazy day for the most part. When I woke up from a nap of Saturday afternoon I smelled something funny. Kevin said he didnt smell anything. So I just ignored it, well tried to. Throughout the afternoon I continued to catch the weird smell more and more...and each time I asked Kevin if he smelled it he said no so I was beginning to think maybe I was crazy! Finally after dinner I could no longer ignore the smell and began to research what a natural gas leak smelled like...and no it does not smell like gasoline! natural gas is odorless so the gas companies scent it with some weird m word that I can't remember. After some research I called my Dad and asked him what I should do and he told me to go down stairs and look at something on the furnace and the smell was overwhelming in the basement! I knew at that point I need to call the gas co. Needless to say the gas company said they would be out but I needed to get ventilation into the basement. I explained to the man on the phone from the Gas Co. that it is an underground basement and could not open the windows and his response was "there has to some way to get in ventilation until the workers show up". Off we went trying to clear off our cellar doors that had atleast a 4 foot drift on top of it. Kevin got the thing cleared off pretty quickly! Workers show up and he instructs Kevin to go find the pipe on the outside of the house that lets out the steam from the furnace. What?! Is this man crazy...how is he going to find a white pipe in the midst of 30 inches of snow?! But Kevin went out and found it and cleared the snow away. The worker continued to use his handheld gas checker ( i'm sure it has a name but you get the point) and beep beep beep beep we had a gas leak! I wasn't crazy afterall :) They were able to fix it right then and we were fine.
Big Snow Storm round two expected to start this afternoon!
Here is what the news stations are telling you to do in preparation for round 2 with an expected 15plus inches of more snow to fall. Possible fresh snow totals up to 20 inches! Lets do the math, thats a total of 50 inches that could be in our front yards by the end of tomorrow!
"As you prepare for the next round" ...
make sure you have the following;
batteries
battery powered radio
make sure to do the following around the house;
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Happy Birthday Dylan
Happy 1st Birthday Dylan!
It's hard to believe this time last year we were anxiously awaiting the phone call to here Baby Goodnough had arrived. What an exciting day and year it has been. It is so fun to watch Dylan grow and change throughout the year :)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Verdict is in...
Punxsutawny Phil says SIX more weeks of winter...
So when does that mean winter will end according to the groundhog?! March16th!
I am sure we all knew we were in for a long winter when we had quite a big snow storm mid-december. And well it just keeps on snowing!
Monday, February 1, 2010
How You Live
Wake up to the sunlight with your windows open
Don't hold in your anger or leave things unspoken
Wear your red dress, use your good dishes
Make a big mess and make lots of wishes
And have what you want, but want what you have
And don't spend your life looking back
Turn up the music
Turn it up loud
Take a few chances and let it all out
'Cause you won't regret it
Looking back from where you have been
'Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you live
So go to the ballgames and go to the ballet
And go see your folks more than just on the holidays
Kiss all your children, dance with your wife
Tell your husband you love him every night
Don't run from the truth 'cause you can't get away, no
Face it and you'll be okay
Oh, wherever you are and wherever you've been
Now is the time to begin
So give to the needy, and pray for the grieving
Even when you don't think that you can
'Cause all that you do is bound to come back to you
So think of your fellow man
And make peace with God, and make peace with yourself
'Cause in the end, there's nobody else
I love this song! Although the weather has not been warm has many of us have been wishing for... the snow this past weekend was very pretty! I always say if its gonna be cold it might as well snow! Speaking of weather tomorrow is Groundhog's day. Of course I know the groundhog doesnt really know whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter, it is still something fun to think about/hope for an early spring.
Don't hold in your anger or leave things unspoken
Wear your red dress, use your good dishes
Make a big mess and make lots of wishes
And have what you want, but want what you have
And don't spend your life looking back
Turn up the music
Turn it up loud
Take a few chances and let it all out
'Cause you won't regret it
Looking back from where you have been
'Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you live
So go to the ballgames and go to the ballet
And go see your folks more than just on the holidays
Kiss all your children, dance with your wife
Tell your husband you love him every night
Don't run from the truth 'cause you can't get away, no
Face it and you'll be okay
Oh, wherever you are and wherever you've been
Now is the time to begin
So give to the needy, and pray for the grieving
Even when you don't think that you can
'Cause all that you do is bound to come back to you
So think of your fellow man
And make peace with God, and make peace with yourself
'Cause in the end, there's nobody else
I love this song! Although the weather has not been warm has many of us have been wishing for... the snow this past weekend was very pretty! I always say if its gonna be cold it might as well snow! Speaking of weather tomorrow is Groundhog's day. Of course I know the groundhog doesnt really know whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter, it is still something fun to think about/hope for an early spring.
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