Ozzy!

Since last Tuesday, Katie, who is stoic about any discomfort, has had unceasing pain around her knee.
Some friends were over during our long power outage yesterday evening and the kids ran around for hours outside in the darkness.
Afterward, Katie's pain was so bad that she had Advil, ice packs, and a Tiger Balm massage by Becky before bed. After tucking Katie in with an elevated and immobilized leg, big sister took to Dr. Google to try to find a diagnosis for her kid sister.
To her credit, she hit upon Osgood-Schlatter disease in her search, and today our doctor confirmed her guess.
So Katie gets three days of limited activity and a cool nickname, "Ozzy."

Tornado Watch?!

While enjoying 70 degree spring weather, a cup of coffee, and conversation with my little sister this morning, I checked our forecast.
Weather alert? Hmm, what could it tell me, I wondered.
Oh, just a little Tornado Watch in February.

Gang Activity

I saw this hanging at the pretend post office where the girls and neighbor play "town."

Bikes Are The New Horses

Trail riding, mountain bike style.

Snow Day 2012

Here's a treat from Laura and Katie, our early bird photographers, supplying you with a glimpse of this morning's magic.
I got up before 7 and saw that it was good, but I was not going to go out there before I had coffee. And by then, things were already changing because of the warm temperatures.
Thankfully, the girls had taken a camera with them, so I can blog vicariously through them.

Terrifying Sled Ride

Here's footage of today's sledding adventures on the far hill.
This is an example of why I don't look when they're out playing.
They woke up at 6:30 and went out soon afterward.