Snow days!
It's Thursday, and we have been out of school this entire week because of the snow (we had Mon. off for Lincoln's b-day). Decatur was not prepared for all of this and we've been digging out for days. My school was still completely covered as of yesterday and the County roads were not passable. Hopefully things will be better by tomorrow.
Needless to say, Isaac and I have have had tons of fun. Today was the first time out since the snow Monday night. We went to the YMCA to go swimming. I decided to try the floatation device on him. After about 10 minutes, I took it off. It gave Isaac a false security in the water and I didn't like it. He's so different this year at the Y; he's mobile now and he runs very quickly in the water. I keep a hand on him or within an arm's length at all times. He loves the water, though, and the "kids!"
We've been inside for days, but that's o.k. I put some water in the water table for splashing and playing. Who knew that the puppet show I picked up from school would be such a hit (no one wanted it and it was a freebie). We got a few puppets from Tarjea (i.e. Target). Isaac likes to watch a show, but he really wants to be involved. When he puts on a show for us, it's short lived. He looks at Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma-BBWolf and says, "Diaper change." He must think they look like dolls and that's what you do with dolls. It's hilarious.
He's talking in small sentences and really communicating these days, which is so fun. I just put him down for a nap, but left the door open, and he kept coming out, looking at Brian and me, and saying quickly, "Get back in bed Isaac." We laughed.
Now that he's down, I have some time for reading. I usually fall asleep when I read, but that's o.k. today. I wonder how the snow is out in NY. It seems they get big amounts of snow all the time in the snow belt, and they handle it. In upstate NY it looks like a rather large amount (9 ft.). I can't even imagine!
That's all my news. Have a happy day!