Confusion....

So this morning started rather slowly. I didn't want to get up when the alarm went off at 6am. I finally rolled out of bed at 6:30 and made it as far as the couch. I think it's the hibernation thing (winter and all). I had no intention of getting the kids up until well past 8 which was fine until at 8:13 (right after Payton got out of bed) we got a call from the bus barn wondering if Payton was going to be riding the bus this morning. WHAT??? What school in normal reality starts back from Christmas break on a Thursday morning? I take full responsibility for the oversight as I should have read the calendar, however, in my defense has anyone ever heard of this kind of thing? At a normal school? (I know ND isn't normal I guess I shouldn't be supprised) So that is how the AM started. Showered, dressed, fed (kind of) and out the door in 12 minutes. Not bad! The day at home was rather uneventful. Gavin and Olivia kept me busy with their normal antics and I tried to be productive. Gavin and I decided to go outside to play after we picked Payton up so we could all play together. As you can see from the pictures above we had a blast. We raced around the garden, climbed the snow piles and dug the beginnings of a snow cave. Not too bad for our first warm day (30).