Craziness!! I can't believe how much snow we have! We've gotten 8 inches of snow today, on top of a previous 8 inches... and we're supposed to get 8-12 tonight. Ahh, the midwest. I think I'm gonna play in it tomorrow...

I've been down at my sister's place every day this week painting. I think I must have been high, but I decided that because I couldn't afford a whole lot, my gift to her and Brian would be to paint a few rooms in their house while they were away on their honeymoon (fear not, I got permission first). This place has to be over a hundred years old, all hardwood floors... and everything squeaks - you know, the kind of house that has CHaRaCTeR, not just some cookie cut-out. I love it. So one room was seafoam green with a nasty teddy bear border; now it's a beautiful beige that brings out all the wood frames and flooring. And one room was almost a kelly green - nasty, and I'm halfway done with that. And another one is BRiGHT pink... but I don't think I can mess with it. I think the previous owners painted over wallpaper or something like that, and it needs a lot more work than I have the skills to do. So I've been by myself a lot, just down there, listening to music and painting. I've enjoyed myself.

So yeah... not a whole lot happening... we're supposed to go caroling tomorrow night, but with the snow that's supposed to be coming tonight, things are up in the air. I'll be so bummed if we have to cancel it! This isn't any old caroling, this is huge. This is extended family - aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins - and we all pile into 5 or 6 minivans and go around to all my grandparents' friends... it's awesome. And we sound awesome. Then we all go back to my grandma's and have soup. Yum.

So... here's to hoping that I'll be able to go back down to the house tomorrow and finish up at least what I already have started, and that we'll be able to get to my grandma's to sing. I love the snow, but it's gotta stop sometime, right?


Right??