The weather outside is frightful

I've always thought that if I was snowbound one day, it would be in some romantic lodge with a man who looks like (or is) Matt Damon.

 We would spend our snowbound days watching Harry Potter, drinking hot chocolate, and reading trashy novels by the fire.

This weekend I was snow bound.

The only thing missing from my snowbound fantasy was the hot Matt Damon guy.

 And the romantic lodge.

 And the fire place.

And the trashy novels.

 And the watching of Harry Potter.

 But guess what?

We had hot chocolate. *

*the following are 10 things truly fabulous things I DID get as part of my snowbound weekend!*

1. Witnessing Elly's determination to sled in spite of the reality that here in Reidsville, there are NO hills...

2. Soup and bread lunch with Jack-Jack

3. 13 walmart phone calls from Jack "cell phone virgin" Monroe

4. a "Hinsdale" cheese and crackers platter by J-dog and some truly unique baking by mom..umm, Danielle.

5. Underwear on our head party, with Elly and James, (just a witness, not a participant!)

6. The socialist propaganda that is the "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" movie

7. Mexican food like I haven't had since the mission!

8. 1 iPod touch (My Christmas present to myself!)

9. One smack in the face by a slinky, courtesy of Elly "the hammer" Monroe

10. A warm, festive, and truly magical early Christmas with my favorite peeps in all the world!

Lori Ann