Ah, Monday again. Except today the kids aren't in school. It's President's Day, ya know, and kids need to be home to celebrate the presidents? Hee. Oh well, I didn't have to get up early this morning, so I'm okay. Hunter went back to work with Darrell after lunch, and Shelby's napping now, so all is quiet. We'll see how long that lasts, of course. :)

We actually got snow yesterday. Crazy, huh? I heard it sleeting around 2 AM Saturday night - Sunday morning, but it sounded like it changed to rain. We woke up on Sunday and I thought I still heard rain. We looked out the window and there was a good inch of snow. It just kept coming like crazy, and we ended up with about 6" total before lunch. Hunter and Mackenzie went out to play in it several times, they loved it. Darrell and I took Shelby out around 10, it was still snowing pretty hard. She had a hard time walking around in it. She was wearing snow boots that she'd never worn before (thanks, Chris!), and the snow was pretty deep for someone her size. It was very wet and heavy too. A lot of it is still out there today. I wonder if there will be school tomorrow. Most of the main roads are pretty clear, but the backroads may not be. If a certain number of kids can't get to school because of bad roads, they just call school off completely. Or if the buses can't get around safely. I'll check the news website later.

I hope they go, because I have a Dr. appointment tomorrow. My OB's office called and asked if I could come in at 9:30 instead of 1:00. Which is great, actually. I can pick the kids up from school (if they go) instead of my Mom having to do it, and I won't have to cut Darrell's lunch short to get there in time. My friend Chastity is going to ride up there with me. I'm glad, I don't know where this place is, and I don't want to get lost by myself. LOL I'm glad to be starting my OB visits. It seems like forever ago that I found out about the pregnancy. It's been 3 weeks, but seems like much longer. At the end of next week, I'll be entering my second trimester. Amazing.

In the next few weeks, I have to get the kids some summer clothes on layaway. I'm also going to hit some of the secondhand stores and see what they have that's in good shape. They'll all need new tennis shoes and new sandals, which I don't buy used. I need to have Hunter try on the shorts from last summer and see if he can wear any of them. I think he's ready for a size 10, and all those shorts are 8s. Mackenzie will still fit into her stuff, I'll just have to see how much she has and what she still needs. Shelby has nothing for summer, so we're starting from scratch with her. I can get lots of the Garanimals shirts and shorts sets for $2.88 each piece. Add in a few pairs of jean shorts and she'll be fine. After I get those clothes bought, I'm going to start layaway-ing baby things. Things that I can buy far in advance like some diapers, sleepers, onesies, socks, towels/washcloths etc. The crib I want is $128 at Wal-Mart, it converts to a toddler bed and has the trundle underneath. Very cute. I'll probably look at consignment shops and yard sales this summer for things like swing, bouncy seat, etc. I don't mind buying some things used, as long as they're in good shape. I've got to make a list of everything we've got to have, and put the less urgent stuff on the end. Some things we can't do without, like a crib, carseat, diapers, etc. Things like a highchair we won't use right away anyway, so I'll buy them last.