snow fun

After suffering with with temps in the -30s, we got a Sunday where it reached 15 degrees....above zero. The kids started working on their dad for rides behind the snowmobile. We felt pretty happy sitting by the fireplace and snoozing but, lest our children mistake us for old people, we bundled up and went outside with them. Here's some video clips and pictures of the snow fun.





Great pic of Kylie - too bad her hair is stuck in her snot. She's got her new hunter orange cap on that she got for Christmas.



Shelby and her friend, Maria on the sled.



The only picture I have of Macy where she isn't eating snow.



Watch out girls, he's still mama's boy!

Is that poop...or just chocolate?

I was in the kitchen a few days ago, doing something kitcheny - I can't remember what. Anyway, I heard this, "Moooooooooooooom" coming from the basement. Since this a regular occurrence, I listened to it a few more times before I responded. I knew that Shelby and Kylie were downstairs in the laundry room doing laundry. I asked them what they needed and they said they needed me to come downstairs immediately!

I took my time going downstairs and I saw both of my daughters up on the washing machine and the folding table. "There's poop down here on the floor!" Sure enough, it looked like poop smashed on the floor of the laundry room. I guess sitting up on the table and washing machine helps in case there is The Attack of the Laundry Floor Poop!

I took a couple dryer sheets out of the trash and scraped it up all while the girls are making gagging noises and asking me, "How could you possibly do that?". I'm a mom, that's why. I've been greeted by poop paintings all over one's crib for heaven's sake. I can handle a little poop on the floor. Next, I stuck it up to my nose and sniffed and then I really heard some gagging noises.

So, how do I know if it's really poop or maybe chocolate if I don't give it the sniff test? If it's poop, then I need to check the rest of the laundry and see if there's anymore hidden somewhere in the piles of dirty clothes. If it's chocolate, then hey, it's not really too big of a deal.

It turned out to be chocolate. My eldest daughter had a moment of clarity where she remembered that she had been eating a Fudgescicle while scrounging through the laundry and some of it had dropped on the floor. And of course, she didn't bother to clean it up. So, we had the case of The Poop Caper solved.

Real life at the Edblads.

Lefse Making

For some reason, we thought it would be a good idea to try our hand at making lefse this year. For those of you who have no idea what lefse is, it is the Scandinavians idea of a tortilla. Made from riced potatoes and formed into a dough then cooked on a lefse grill. Once done, it's best to enjoy them with butter, cinnamon and sugar and then rolled up.

My mother-in-law Jo and I were relieved to watch the guys take lefse making and run with it. All we did was check in once in awhile to see how things progressed. Well, they did a splendid job and we enjoyed the lefse immensely. It was such a hit, that the guys made another batch a few days later.

As long as the men are willing, I think this should be a new Christmas tradition!

Notice the green Duct Tape. Can man do anthing without it? :)

They got so handy with the lefse sticks!

Happy 2010!

Happy New Year! We had a great time ringing in the new year. I found a template for the 2010 glasses pictured here at Familyfun.com. We had so much fun with them! Some of us looked a bit like Zorro but very handsome just the same. :)

I had to work at 11 so we rang in the new year a bit early. We snacked and played games and then threw shredded paper confetti all over at 10 p.m. It was new year somewhere! :-)

Hope your celebration was filled with family and fun!