SNOW DAY

The first snow day of the year finally came at the end of February. The kids had done all that they possibly could to be sure there would indeed be a snow day. This included wearing their pajamas inside out (a custom they do regularly and not just because of the weather but because they are goofballs), putting a spoon under their pillows, flushing ice cubes and a new one for me, a white crayon in the freezer. It all worked like a charm or in this case a silly spell and at 5:45am we got a call from the Superintendent that schools were closed due to weather. A great day to sleep in? Of course not, there were forts to be made in the living room and dining room and then games to be played. After lunch it was off to Mendon Ponds park to go sledding. The park offers two designated sledding hills. We chose neither and in a very uncharacteristic move, Mom allowed the kids to sled on the hill that was prohibited! Yikes! And of course the visibility was near zero so when you hit the tree or the other sledders at the bottom of the hill then Mom couldn't even see the tragedy. Great!

BRACE FACE NO MORE!

After a very, very, very long two and a half years Robbie finally got his braces off. Well, actually only the top braces off. He still has to have the bottom braces on for a few more months until a molar comes up and moves a bit. Rob got braces on before the start of 9th grade and now, midway through the 11th grade he gratefully got them off recently at Dr. Fox's office in Greece where Aunt Katie works. In fact, my kids think Aunt Katie is actually a dentist. We think Katie is pretty talented at many things, but frankly I won't let her work on my mouth. But I digress. Robbie's smile is so bright and he is so darn happy to be rid of all the metal in his mouth. He has a retainer that he has to wear right now 24 hours a day except when he is eating. We are taking bets as to how long it will be until the retainer gets tossed with the lunch tray at school. Anyone want in on that bet?

SHOW ME THE MONEY

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Robert was given a few lottery tickets for Christmas (which apparently is legal...he just couldn't buy them himself since he is not yet 18 years old). He scratched them off a few weeks ago and much to our surprise, was a big winner. BIG WINNER. On a "Take 5" the boy won $500.00! Of course we couldn't believe it and thought it was a big joke. We turned the card over and read the fine print, looking for some spoof. However, this was indeed a legitimate win for him. Although, Rob needed a responsible adult to cash in the ticket for him. So what does a 17 year old choose to do with all that money? Well if you are unique like Robbie, then you say, "I'll just put it in the bank for College". Not me, no way.. I would have spent it.. what would you have done with it?