I am freezing!! I say this, knowing that my lower 50 degree/upper 40 degree weather would be a welcome change for all my friends in Oklahoma at this point. However, when you live in a concrete building and there is no heat.....it is a different kind of cold. A cold you can't ever escape. The longer you are inside, the colder you get. We bundle in layers and socks and fuzzy slippers and blankets, and yet, we are cold.
Hudson and "sick mom". It was very important to him to have a self pic of me and him and the dinosaurs we made!
Hudson with his creations. If you look close you will see the Boomer and Sooner dinos as well as the OU dino. He was very proud to show his dad!
This weekend we had some friends come in for a visit and tonight i have a total of 7 children spening the night at my house! Fun times. So, thanks again to my mom's gift, we made and decorated flower and fairy cookies! The kids (6 girls plus hudson) had so much fun painting their cookies with edible paint and making the cookies. Hudson asked to take out the dino cookie cutters because he didn't want any part of the flowers or fairies! 
So, in an effort to stay warm, we are staying inside and keeping busy. My mom sent some wonderful crafts for the kids as Christmas presents and we have been enjoying them the last few weeks! Here is what we have been doing in the last week or so.
Last weekend I was sick and didn't have a chance to travel with Rob, so Hannah went in my place. They had a great daddy/daughter weekend. And Hudson and I hung out at home. He got "sick mom" so probably the short end of the stick. I tried to make up for it. Hudson and I did our Rice Krispy treat craft together where you make and decorate Rice Krispy dinosaurs. It was tons of fun. This is something I often get to do with Hannah, so it was extra special to do with just Hudson at home. 
Hudson with his creations. If you look close you will see the Boomer and Sooner dinos as well as the OU dino. He was very proud to show his dad!This weekend we had some friends come in for a visit and tonight i have a total of 7 children spening the night at my house! Fun times. So, thanks again to my mom's gift, we made and decorated flower and fairy cookies! The kids (6 girls plus hudson) had so much fun painting their cookies with edible paint and making the cookies. Hudson asked to take out the dino cookie cutters because he didn't want any part of the flowers or fairies! 
And finally, we enjoyed another Christmas present from my brother Reagan and his wife Heather, BBQ sauce from Rib Crib. The restaurant Rob misses the most, being here, is the Rib Crib. In spite of the cold, we grilled chicken and sausage on the balcony of our apartment. It was nice to have a little "taste" of home. Thanks guys for the thoughtful present and the good meal!!
5 comments:
Wishing we were there to enjoy you BBQ with you, but not the cold. You all need to get some of those space heaters to sit beside you in whatever room you are in. Good job on the dinosaurs, Hudson. Hope Hannah and Rob had a successful trip to the country.
Why don't they have heat? Does it not usually get that cold there? What you need is some long-johns!!
"Warm" wishes.
AMEN, sister! We freeze inside too. Since "winter" only lasts 3 months and the outside high temps are usually in the 50s, they just don't have central heat in our city. But many days it is colder inside the concrete block apartment building than it is outside! We get a lot of "family time" together in the evenings as we hang out in the living room with the room heater turned on. :) Unfortunately the cost of electricity is so high that to slightly heat 2 BR at night, the kids' room in the am while we do hs, and the living room in the evenings is about what we paid to heat our OKC home to a comfortable level 24/7! Good thing for fleece, right?! ;) Stay warm!
i hope you're feeling better!
do you use cookie cutters for those dinosaurs? they're neat but i've never seen dinosaur cookie cutters so i'm seriously impressed!
and i ditto the space heater idea - want one?
RE Michael & Autumn comment: Actually, I have felt that way, too, in my little badly insulated house...sometimes it feels warmer outside on cold, but sunny day. The only difference? I can crank up the heat if I am willing to pay for it!
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