the only way to enjoy this much snow

The snow outside is too deep for my little ones to play in. One way around it is to go cross-country skiing and drag your kids behind you in pulks.

Lucas loved it; he sang most of the way, and slept in other parts. Ruth is at an in-between stage where she wants to participate, but isn’t quite big enough to do so. I think she vacillated between boredom and enjoyment, depending on how much she felt like she wanted to try skiing.

nosebleed

The poor little guy.

Last night, as he crawled out of his pack-n-play, he fell and managed to give himself a nosebleed.

It’s a pretty sad sight to see an 18-month old with a bloody nose. Luckily, a warm bottle of milk & some cuddling in the rocking chair made it easy to fall back to sleep.

household hacking

Recently, I purchased some Sugru so I could experiment with fixing a few things around the house.

First up, the broken toaster knob.

The Sugru itself is pretty mushy, and a little difficult to mold, because it likes to bond to everything in sight.

We’ll see how it works!

UPDATE 1/13/11: So far, the Sugru is holding strong as a toaster knob, despite the regular temperature fluctuations that come with being a toaster knob. I think we’re good for hanging on to this dilapidated appliance for another 5 years!