First Degree

This arrived in the mail yesterday!

It is the first diploma that I have actually ever recieved

(I am not sure why I never got the other ones)

so it was even more exciting that just being officially done.

It is getting framed this weekend,

I don't even care if that is dorky,

I did it!

The next day

 This is what half an inch of rain and 50 degrees and sunny did to 

our winter wonderland.

But the snow left behind an equally fun play place.

Strangest winter ever...

Snow Sculptures

 Today Orin and I had a busy day in the snow.

It was perfect packing snow 

which prompted us to build

and build big.

 Although Orin was quite attached to his snowman,

I lured him away with the prospect of a snow fort.

After a 50 degree day and a 1/2 inch of rain forcasted

for the next 24 hours,

I don't expect our sculptures to last long,

but the fun was all in the construction. 

Now we just have to sit back and wait

for the next snow storm.

For those of you who need a video...

Snow Day Part 2

 With the forecast saying that the temperature is going to be

50 again on Monday, 

we knew we had to get out to enjoy the snow 

while it lasted 

so we headed back to the bog for Sledding Round 2 today.

Weekend Project

I forgot to post this last weekend. 

Casey and Dean disappeared into the basement shop

and emerged with this:

A personalized guitar hanger.

Pretty awesome, huh?

Snow Craze

 Today we woke up to a winter wonderland!

Orin dragged me out of bed early to go outside and play.

 After playing in the backyard for a while

we headed out to the bog for more snow and bigger hills.

 It was the perfect snowstorm...

Not too cold...

Not too wet...

Just pure fun.

And after stipping off all of our wet things,

we snuggled up for a movie.

It was a perfect day.

Hope yours was just as good!

A bedtime story for you...

Orin has an uncanny ability to memorize library books

that we only have for about a week at a time.

Here he is reading "Mama Cat has Three Kittens"

Enjoy!

Chef Orin

Hanging Out...

Heat Queen

This looks like a perfectly normal picture.

The part that you are missing from just looking at it 

is that the woodstove is PUMPING heat.

I can't believe that Paley likes to be this close to it,

but she always makes a spot for herself as

close as she can.

Crazy puppy.

National Seashore

Cedar Swamps

 Okay, so maybe I am not that good at posting regularly...

This time my excuse is legit (I am having major computer problems)

but I admit that even when everything is running well,

I am still not very good at posting on time.

So, while I will try to post every day when 

my iphoto library is working again,

I will post some extra pictures today to make up for the ones I have missed. 

These were taken during our trip to the Atlantic White Cedar Swamps 

at the Cape Cod National Seashore.

Another beach day

Ice Bog

One of the cranberry bog bays was flooded last week

in preparation for the best outdoor skating season ever.

We can't wait until the ice is thick enough to venture out on it.

Snow Day!

Happy New Year!

Keeping up with my resolution so far.

Afternoon run at West Dennis Beach.

Wishing you a happy 2012!