Days Out

A few weeks ago we split up by gender in the Johnson house. The boys went to see Monster Trucks, while the girls went to Disney on Ice. The whole week before they kept talking about how excited they were to be going. Early in theRenee and I got ready and took the train up to Boston. It took forever to get there. Once we arrived we quickly found our seats, which were awesome! We were the second row back from the ice. Renee was so engrossed with the show; I had to drag her to the bathroom at intermission. She was so worried she was going to miss something. She really wants to go back next year. While we were at the Disney show, the boys went to Providence to see Monster Trucks. This was the second year they received tickets. They had so much fun. The winner of the day was Crushstation, who Pat said is his favorite. He too wants to go back next year.
Later that night the boys went to the Attleboro Winter Festival. They go every year, and love it. Renee and I were too tired after our day in Boston to go. They got to go on a hayride, see fire jugglers, and check out some ice sculptures. Next year, I hope we can all go as a family.


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Blizzard 2013

After a reasonably mild winter, and virtually no snow we got hammered. The weather men had been building up the hype all week, and after days, and days of the snowfall totals creeping up, I started to pay attention. The storm was supposed to roll in sometime on Friday, and the schools wisely canceled for the day. Even Kenny's work canceled. We enjoyed the morning as a family. The kids and I played some games and watched the flurries fall. Around 12 the storm finally began. The flakes began to fall faster and faster, and pile up on the roads. The govener declared a travel ban and everyone had to stay off the roads. That evening Kenny cleared the heavy wet snow from the driveway. We watched a movie as a family, and put the babies to bed. Kenny and I had decided that we would clear the driveway around 10 since we were supposed to get close to three feet. However, around 8 it was snowing so hard we couldn't even see. We decided to brave the storm and head out. As we were clearing the driveway thunersnow started. I have never seen anything like it. While we were clearing the driveway, the lightes went out. It was so eerie. We finished clearing the driveway and headed to bed, because there was nothing else to do. The next morning we woke up and it was freezing in the house. Poor Renee had climbed in our bed during the night. When we looked outside the sight was amazing. I have never seen so much snow at one time before. Kenny and I bundled the kids up, and made sure they had plenty of toys. He and I went out to clear the driveway. It didn't take as long as we thought because we had worked on it the night before. Once our driveway was clear, even though the travel ban was still in place we went to Grammies because we still had no power. The poor kids, by the time we left the house it had dropped to the 40's inside. Grammie welcomed us with open arms and heat. The kids ate lunch and watched tv while Kenny and I dug out Grammie and her neighbor Bev. Luckily by the time we got home our power had been restored and our house was once again toasty warm. This was an experience I don't care to repeat in the near future. .