The Big D: You do the math.

I take 20,000iu of vitamin D per day. (That may seem like a lot, but it works for me.)
I am almost out of my current bottle, so last night I stopped at Wal-Mart to pick up some more. I didn't think to look at the capsule dosages and just grabbed a double pack (on sale!).
When I got home I realized that I bought two bottles of 1,000iu capsules.
That works out to 20 pills per day.
So not gonna happen. I better find my receipt.

Ice Scupltures

We went with Kristi and Hannah to visit the ice sculptures at the Winter Carnival in St. Paul.

Shirley had a GREAT time.

The Last Supper--cool, huh?

Ice Queen
My favorite: Dancing Norwals.

Rebuttal

angie said...
fireplaces. HOT FACE, COLD BUTT. hot chocolate. SUGAR. hot chocolate with marshmallows. STOMACH ACHE. stew. christmas. I'LL GIVE YOU THOSE TWO. ice skating. PAIN! sledding. MORE PAIN AND UPHILL WALKING! excuse to be late to work. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, BUT I NEVER NEEDED AN EXCUSE. snowflakes. THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT--LIKE US. snowmen. MELT AND TURN GRAY. scarves. YOU CAN HAVE SCARVES, TOO. sweaters. AND SWEATERS. booties. ANGIE, DO YOU WEAR BOOTIES? WHAT IS A BOOTIE? DO TELL. ; ) extra blankets.... TO BE FAIR, THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY TIMES A YEAR THAT I GET TO SEE ALL MY QUILTS... to name a few. huh. i didn't even realize i was a winter-lover! COME ON OVER. I CAN FIX THAT. POUTING CHANGES MINDS, RIGHT?

kristi noser said...
When you look out the window in the morning and the sky is a Royal Blue and the snow is sparkling like a million diamonds. I SUPPOSE. Then you go outside and the air is so cold that your nosehairs freeze when you inhale. FUN. Then you run back inside where Poppers has a roaring fire going in the woodstove and you stand by it and toast yourself. HOT FACE, COLD BUTT. You should come over. NOW THAT'S TRUE.

kristi noser said...
Oh and when it snows a BUNCH and there is a snow day and Eli and I both get to stay home--that rocks! I GUESS...

carrie said...
sweaters - they hide a lot. TRUE ENOUGH, I SUPPOSE. Christmas. THREE WORDS: LITTLE. DRUMMER. BOY. feeling toasty in my blankey. YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I SLEEP WITH A BLANKEY ALL YEAR ROUND. hot chocolate. STOMACH ACHE. watching Polly play in the snow. WET DOG SMELL.

-V- said...
Trips to Florida or somewhere else sunny... :-) OR JUST THE TANNING BED.

Coffeegirl said...
V, I'm with you. I love when you get off the plane and you feel that warm, humid air. Then, the sunshine reaches your skin and you think...why do I live in MN? MY HUSBAND LIVES HERE. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON, SOME DAYS. I do love when the snow covers the trees. FOR A DAY OR TWO, BEFORE EVERYTHING TURNS GRAY AND BROWN AGAIN... And Christmas vacation. YES, TRUE. That's about it. ME, TOO.

Melissa said...
Yeah, why do you live in MN/WI? SEE ABOVE. I have SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and I find it much easier to cope with the lack of daylight hours if it's still 65 degrees and sunny out here in CA! I THINK MELISSA IS ON TO SOMETHING HERE... However, it's really fun to watch your kid play in the snow :) MAYBE I'LL JUST TRY TOSSING SJ OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. MAYBE then I WOULD FINALLY ENJOY WINTER.

Katie R. said...
Snowmobiling, KATIE, I WOULD SOONER DIE (NO OFFENSE.). a white Christmas, NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT does MAKE ME FEEL GOOD. hoar frost, TEE HEE. the blue sky and sparkly snow that Kristi said, SEE ABOVE. sweaters for the same reason Carrie said, SEE ABOVE. all of this is just wonderful until Dec.26th and then I'm ready for spring. ME TOO.

Cara said...
Friends that like to appear to be like Scrooge.....:) MAYHAPS I AM A BIT OF A SCROOGE. ESPECIALLY AFTER RE-READING MY REBUTTAL. I'M THINKING YOU GUYS SHOULD COME DIG ME OUT OF MY BEDROOM IN APRIL. I'LL BE EMACIATED AND WEARING A TOWEL ON MY HEAD AND THE SAME SWEATPANTS THAT I WEAR TO BED TONIGHT.
RICHARD. IS. SO. LUCKY.
SERIOUSLY, THOUGH--I DON'T THINK I'M DOING SO GOOD.

Winter

Well, it appears that winter has arrived.
I know there are people out there who LOOOOOOVE this season.
To you winter lovers: WHY? Please tell me why you love winter.
Looking into my bleak, barren and frigid future makes me want to hide under the covers until April when the sun comes out again.
Please, my friends--what do you like about winter?

Was yesterday not the most BEAUTIFUL day?
What a joy to come home and open the windows.

Ice Sculptures

This was the view from our back door this morning at 1am.
I guess it's a good thing that the storm door got stuck / frozen open, otherwise Pedro would be a very sad little dog.
Saturday's project: ice removal in a vain attempt to save our roof.
Please pray for us on this--the weight of the ice and the water backup can not be a good thing, and we aren't eager to replace the roof this summer.
Here's praying for some sun to aid in the removal of these pretty ice sculptures!

Don't you just wanna put your tongue on them?
A little?

Fall

So apparently it's fall now.
When did this happen??

Play by Play

My morning:
6:30--Turn the alarm off. Not due in to the office until 9, because of the weather.
7:30--Phone rings. (Side note. To everyone who reads this, please pass it on--DO NOT CALL OUR HOUSE BEFORE 9AM. EVER. We don't get up as early as the rest of the world and I don't anticipate a change in our bio-rhythms any time soon. Plus, it's just plain rude. Most businesses aren't even open before 9am.)
7:40--Get up, look out at 16 or so inches of snow in driveway. Consider calling in.
8:15--Get into car, back in to driveway, do y-turn, drive full force to the end of the driveway, slow down despite Richard's yells, because of the fear of hitting another car that I might not be able to see or damaging the car, get stuck high and dry on the 4+ feet of snow from the snow plow.
8:17--Gertrude says, "I told you not to try it."
8:17:30--Richard says, "I told you to gun it, why did you slow down?"
8:18--Shouting ensues--in front of all the neighbors.
8:20--Neighbor comes over to help dig the car out and try to push it out, but to no avail.
8:30--Go inside and call Arnie. Tell him I'm stuck.
8:55--Richard digs car out.
9:00--Get back in car running peacefully on the road.
9:30--Drive through McDonald's, pay cash. Still a little pissed off about the early morning phone call.
9:45--Get to work with the three other people at 3M today.
10:38--It's still snowing.