The Jasons Great Outdoors: So...What do You Think About the Weather?

Oh my gosh! We got what we wanted! SNOW! And that same snow that fell about a week ago is now turning into some VERY deep, brown slush. Impossible not to completely wreck whatever shoes you put on your feet! BUT we are not complaining about the weather. No, we have not been in New England long enough. These last few weeks have flown by. All the family enjoyed "Shen Yun" on December 30th. On the whole it was lovely. Our only group critique was that it ran a bit long (2 and a half hours), had a bit too much dancing, and the male opera singer sounded like the lion on "The Wizard of Oz". The Wang Theater was as Baroque as ever! Lots of gold and light and murals! I know I will never tire of going into Boston at night! Gammy and Gampy were gracious enough not only to take everyone out to a show...but they also took our kids home with them from the city for two entire nights! Yup, all three cousins piled into their grandparents car in the parking garage, and Meagan and I left with our husbands for two nights sans children! Scott and I had hitched a ride into the city with my parents, so we were on our own to get home. It was so perfect walking through the city that evening, a light snow starting to fall. We meandered through the Public Gardens, all lit up from the holidays, and got on the subway at Copley for the short ride back to Newton. On our way through town center we stopped into a ramen place we had been curious about. Oh boy this place did not disappoint! Meanwhile the kids were living it up at their grandparents house! Their days consisted of sledding, snow-fort building, drawing, eating and best of all Gammy and Gampy let them stay up until midnight for New Year's!!!!!
Now that we are getting settled, and returning to routine Scott and I have also begun to sign the kids up for their own lessons. I discovered a little bit of Heaven here in town in the form of a sewing studio. Fiona has spent five and a half hours there just this week! It's a great place where she can be dropped off, meet new friends, and come home with the most wonderful creations! Ethan will start a baseball clinic this weekend that will meet once a week through March. Tomorrow we head to our first Museum of Fine Arts homeschool class in two years. My goodness the kids have missed this program! It feels good to be settled. (Check in with me in a year and we'll see if I still feel the same!)