Throw out the list and build yourself a moment

We've been traveling, taking care of business and generally not paying attention to the must dos after many adult have-tos that bubbled up in the first week of 2015, such as new tires, new dishwasher and home repair uh ohs. It's been nice to not consider an online update, a foursquare check in and, well, generally check out of our online lives. However, after boxes of tissue were dispensed, chapped lips, cheeks and noses convalesced, I made a big to-do list for our first well-health Monday, which included my many online must dos. Then, well, this happened.

There was nothing else to do but throw away the must-do list for one more day of get-to-do goodness. We had a snow day! And we did all that this former East Coast native hoped to teach her wee ones in the 12-hour fresh snow window the desert weather allowed.

Snow angel, with knitted hat left behind.

My sweet twins were aware that the soft snow turned to hard ice once balled up into snowballs. Desert kids don't take snow for granted!