A bit of that time has been spent reading, knitting, and sleeping. I’ve also been straightening up, playing with the kids, cooking meals…the usual same old, same old.

This morning, though, I got a bee in my bonnet and decided to do some work.  Not the kind of work that will be immediately undone–like the dishes, or bathing the children–but something that will last.

I attacked the half-bathroom on the main level.  It has two layers of old wallpaper–a nauseating floral, and a yellowed stripey pattern– that I am stripping off with hot water, a putty knife, and lots of elbow grease. After stripping, the walls will need to be washed, primed and painted.

Maybe it won’t all get done during this Snowmaggedon, but I’m glad to have the time to at least get a good start on this project.  Once this bathroom is done, every room on our main level will have been re-done by us me.

Work that won’t get undone…anytime soon, I hope.  Wish me well!

I don’t want to blog, Twitter, or Facebook about snow. Will.not.do.it.

Of course, I then proceeded to anyway.

So I may as well go all out and show you* a couple of my favorite pictures from today.

It's kind of pretty. I appreciated it best while standing inside!

Cupcake slogging through the snow with dogged determination.

Stay warm, stay safe, and drink all that milk that you just had to get yesterday.

* you being the three people who occasionally glance at this blog but don’t actually live in the DC area!