Guus Bosman

We had a great snow day today. I shoveled in the evening so we had a nice path on the deck and in the front to our neighbors.

When the boys were in bed we went outside and cleaned the deck and made more paths in the snow on Lynnbrook. Ginny came over, and we chatted with many of our other neighbors too.

We tried to make a snowman but the snow was to powdery and wouldn't stick. Nora had a good time anyway, climbing on the snow mountains and collecting big chunks of snow. There's so much snow in our backyard that she sled from the higher part to the lower part with me.

Nora's school is closed tomorrow and Tuesday.

It was snowing all night, and it will continue to snow today.

We let Leo and Adrian roam around and they made a beeline for the plants in the middle of the room. They love plants. Adrian in particular is always looking for opportunities to pick their leaves. Even when he's in my arms and we walk by a plant he'll stick out his hands in the hope to catch something.

When Nora was their age, she did the same thing. Now she is protecting the plants from her little brothers.

I thought it might be a good idea to teach Leo "no", or "nee" in Dutch. Sometimes when I'm feeding him, he spits out his food with great delight. Funny for him but not conducive to a expeditious feeding.

So I thought it would be good to tell him, in a stern voice "nee".

Well... now he thinks that "nee" is a joke, and actually starts making spitting sounds when I tell it to him, even if there's no food.