It’s been a few weeks since I did a thankful post, and I’m very thankful for the fact that my co-hosts have been forgiving of that (and thankful for the article that Zoe sent me).

I am beyond thankful for the fact that I was able to have THREE margaritas with an IRL friend recently, and did not end up dancing on a table, as I may have done, in younger, more carefree days.

I’m also thankful that I have a PAC mom tribe who is there for me in commiserating that snow days suck, that my IRL and blog friends are beyond awesome. Thanks, too, to Lizzi for understanding that IRL got in the way of posting for thankful for the past few weeks.

I’m thankful that my husband has a good job, although it means that he is gone on too many weekends, and that I would, in other circumstances, hate his job because of it. He has a Good BigJob so that I am able to not have my old life of a Good BigJob, and, instead, have a flexible little-medium job. I’m thankful for that.

I’m thankful for sledding.

And, it’s quite possible that I’m going to be thankful for Benadryl and Duct Tape. I just found out that we’re having another snow day at school tomorrow. Funnily enough, Kate from Can I Get Another Bottle of Whine? just featured my tweet about snow days on Chicago Parent.

She’s got like a bazillion Twitter followers, so for her to put mine up is well – yes, I’m thankful.

Anyway, without the further thankful stuff, I need to give a shout to Clark and Phoenix/Mike – you both know why I’m thankful for you, I hope.

Moving on to the topic.

Shit that you, too, can do on another snow day, or Easy DIY Snow Day Projects:

The Tampon Box Carwash Does your kid like Spiderman? Mine does! So I’m thinking an intricate web is in order, in which I duct tape him to the wall, tell him he’s trapped, and hide. I figure that if I build this game up for a good 20 minutes before hand, that it will at least buy me a shower some Facebook time while he’s eagerly anticipating his cool rescue.

Duct tape would likely make a super cool Mummy. Just saying. Toilet paper is cool, but very easily escaped.

Make some cookies. If you don’t know how to make them, eat them. It’s okay and pretty much the same thing when you’re locked in the house. Also? You’re totally expunged from any cookie-eating guilt. Being cold and at home with young children burns more calories than running. Proven fact. Google it. Build the worst snowman on the planet. Who cares if it doesn’t have a nose, or a face, or has a tick-filled sprig of pine on its head for hair. You just killed 45 minutes of time, and your kid will be proud and remember your blissful memories the entire time snowman dude is melting. Really. Forget the scarf, too, as that just means more laundry for your husband.

Face-Time the Grandparents and tell them that they’ve got 6 hours to book a flight and come play with their grandson. They won’t come, but you’ll spend 2 hours laughing about it and telling everybody on Twitter how clever you are. Got a boy? Does he have problems with handwriting like my son does? Encourage writing his name in the snow. With pee. It’s not only therapeutic, but encourages fine motor skills, bladder control, and will be beyond awesome on your holiday card if your family doubts your kid’s ability to function.

You’re welcome. Seven easy DIY snowday activities. And being thankful for them. What are YOU thankful for?







