Linden is in full toddler mode lately, and when something doesn’t go her way, she is at best morose,
and at worst flies into a rage, ready to bite or pull the hair of anyone in her path.
But fortunately she is also very forgiving, and most of the time it doesn’t take much to make her happy again.
After a couple of weeks where we were colder than cold, the last couple of days have felt like spring. Sure there is still lots of snow on the ground, but yesterday and today we played outside in the backyard for a good long time and came in because it was lunchtime not because we were cold. Both days we went for walks in the afternoon and hats were optional. The days are getting longer, the sun is higher in the sky, and although we will definitely have more cold weather, it is starting to feel like spring.
With all of our playing outside, and just playing in general, I have failed to take a single picture all week. But I did take one video Colin
With all of our playing outside, and just playing in general, I failed to take a single picture all week. But I did take one video:
Our kitties are starting to really feel at home here. They are definitely still kittens, and we have the many scratches to prove it. Last night they pulled on some curtains so hard that they managed to knock down the curtain rod by pulling screws out of the wall. It is going to be a pain to fix. But they are just so sweet and way too cute to be mad at ❤️
Before moving here, if you had said “Polar vortex“ I would have thought you were talking about some strange sci-fi movie. But a polar vortex is a real weather phenomenon and we are caught under one right now. It has been cold, cold enough that Maren was not allowed to have outdoor recess for more than a week. Around here that means it has been consistently below -20°C at the warmest part of the day, and for the past week or so (longer?) with the windchills it has been around -40°C at the warmest time of day. So yeah, cold.
But life goes on, and during the past week we celebrated my birthday as well as Valentine’s Day. Today was lots of fun, starting with waffles topped with vegan whipped cream and maple syrup. Then we set up the tent inside for some playtime, ate some chocolates, braved the outdoors because it was “warmer“ today and went for a walk/trike ride, and ended the day with a kid-pleasing lasagna.
And Jeff got me a gift that was a complete surprise, and equal parts hilarious and so so strange:
The last few days have been bitterly cold - this morning it was -35C, so we have been stuck inside.
The kiddos are not stir crazy just yet:
But I do hope the temperatures improve soon so we can get outside!
This winter has been surprisingly mild. We have had plenty of highs that are above freezing, and have hardly had any really cold weather at all. So this week, even though the weather has been pretty normal for this time of year, felt very cold. But at least it has been bright and sunny and the snow has been sparkly.
Since it has been cold it has been much harder to get everyone outside. Most days we try to get out two times, but lately it has been a good day if we get out once. This afternoon I tried to get Maren and Linden outside for about an hour and a half (before finally succeeding). They kept yelling “no!”, and they were playing so nicely together I wasn’t about to argue. Especially when they decided to take a “nap” together in Linden‘s crib:
Who could possibly argue with that? ❤️
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